Step by step
The question
Question: plot (2, −3).
(2, −3)
The first number is x.
It says left or right.
2 is positive, so we go right.
x = 2 → right 2
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.
2 Go right 2
x is 2.
From 0, go right 2.
3 Go down 3
Then go down 3.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (2, −3).
4 Check
Let's check.
From the dot, go straight up to the x-axis.
We meet 2.
Go straight across to the y-axis.
We meet −3.
So (2, −3) is right!
Let's look back.
First: start at 0.
Then: go right 2.
Then: go down 3.
Last: check.
Answer
(2, −3)