Step by step
The question
Question: plot (6, 2) and (−1, −6).
The first number is x.
It says left or right.
6 is positive, so we go right.
The second number is y.
It says up or down.
2 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 (6, 2).
From 0, go right 6.
Then go up 2.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (6, 2).
3 Plot B
B is (−1, −6).
From 0, go left 1.
Then go down 6.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (−1, −6).
4 Check
Let's check.
From A, go straight down to the x-axis.
We meet 6.
Go straight across to the y-axis.
We meet 2.
So (6, 2) is right!
From B, go straight up to the x-axis.
We meet −1.
Go straight across to the y-axis.
We meet −6.
So (−1, −6) is right!
Let's look back.
First: start at 0.
Then: plot A.
Then: plot B.
Last: check.