Question

State in which quadrant each of the following points lie without actually plotting the points.
(i) (8 , 15) (ii) (-15 , 2) (iii) (-20 , -10) (iv) (6 , -9) (v) (0 , 18) (vi) (-17 , 0) (vii) (9 , 0) (viii) (-100 , -200) (ix) (200 , 500) (x) (-50 , 7500).

Answer 1

1. $(8,15)$ lies in the $1^{st}$ quadrant $(+,+)$
2. $(-15,2)$ lies in the $2^{nd}$ quadrant $(-,+)$
3. $(-20,-10)$ lies in the $3^{rd}$ quadrant $(-,-)$
4. $(6,-9)$ lies in the $4^{th}$ quadrant $(+,-)$
5. $(0,18)$ lies on the y-axis
6. $(-17,0)$ lies on the x-axis
7. $(9,0)$ lies on the x-axis
8. $(-100,200)$ lies in the $3^{rd}$ quadrant $(-,-)$
9. $(200,500)$ lies in the $1^{st}$ quadrant $(+,+)$
10. $(-50,7500)$ lies in the $2^{nd}$ quadrant $(-,+)$