Plot (4, 1)

Step by step

The question

Question: plot (4, 1).

The first number is x.

It says left or right.

4 is positive, so we go right.

The second number is y.

It says up or down.

1 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 Go right 4

x is 4.

From 0, go right 4.

3 Go up 1

Then go up 1.

Put a dot here.

This is the point (4, 1).

4 Check

Let's check.

From the dot, go straight down to the x-axis.

We meet 4.

Go straight across to the y-axis.

We meet 1.

So (4, 1) is right!

Let's look back.

First: start at 0.

Then: go right 4.

Then: go up 1.

Last: check.