Plot (0, -6) (-6, 0)

Step by step

The question

Question: plot (0, −6) and (−6, 0).

The first number is x.

It says left or right.

It is 0, so we stay on the y-axis.

The second number is y.

It says up or down.

−6 is negative, so we go down.

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.

2 Plot A

A is (0, −6).

x is 0, so we stay on the y-axis.

From 0, go down 6.

Put a dot here.

This is the point (0, −6).

3 Plot B

B is (−6, 0).

From 0, go left 6.

y is 0, so we stay on the x-axis.

Put a dot here.

This is the point (−6, 0).

4 Check

Let's check.

A is on the y-axis, at −6.

So (0, −6) is right!

B is on the x-axis, at −6.

So (−6, 0) is right!

Let's look back.

First: start at 0.

Then: plot A.

Then: plot B.

Last: check.