Step by step
The question
Question: plot (0, −3).
(0, −3)
The first number is x.
It says left or right.
It is 0, so we stay on the y-axis.
x = 0 → stay
The second number is y.
It says up or down.
−3 is negative, so we go down.
y = −3 → down 3
1 Start at 0
Draw the grid.
The x-axis goes across.
The y-axis goes up and down.
They meet at 0.
That point is called the origin.
Start at 0, where the axes meet.
x is 0, so we stay on the y-axis.
2 Go down 3
From 0, go down 3.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (0, −3).
3 Check
Let's check.
The dot is on the y-axis, at −3.
So (0, −3) is right!
Let's look back.
First: start at 0.
Then: go down 3.
Last: check.
Answer
(0, −3)