Step by step
The question
Question: plot (1, 5) and (5, 1).
The first number is x.
It says left or right.
1 is positive, so we go right.
The second number is y.
It says up or down.
5 is positive, so we go up.
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 (1, 5).
From 0, go right 1.
Then go up 5.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (1, 5).
3 Plot B
B is (5, 1).
From 0, go right 5.
Then go up 1.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (5, 1).
4 Check
Let's check.
From A, go straight down to the x-axis.
We meet 1.
Go straight across to the y-axis.
We meet 5.
So (1, 5) is right!
From B, go straight down to the x-axis.
We meet 5.
Go straight across to the y-axis.
We meet 1.
So (5, 1) is right!
Let's look back.
First: start at 0.
Then: plot A.
Then: plot B.
Last: check.