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