Question

Locate the given coordinates in the XY plane.

• A. Quadrant II
• B. on the Y-axis
• C. on the X-axis
• D. Quadrant III

Answer 1

For (-2 , 3), the abscissa (or x coordinate) is negative and ordinate (or y coordinate) is positive. So (-2, 3) lies in II${}^{nd}$ quadrant.

For (0, 3), the abscissa (or x coordinate) is zero. So (0,3) lies on the Y-axis.

For (-3, 0), the ordinate (or y coordinate) is zero. So (-3,0) lies on the X-axis.

For (-2 , -3),the abscissa (or x coordinate) and ordinate (or y coordinate), are both negative. So (-2,-3) lies in the III${}^{rd}$ quadrant.