Step by step
The question
Question: plot (−2, 5).
(−2, 5)
The first number is x.
It says left or right.
−2 is negative, so we go left.
x = −2 → left 2
The second number is y.
It says up or down.
5 is positive, so we go up.
y = 5 → up 5
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 2
x is −2.
From 0, go left 2.
3 Go up 5
Then go up 5.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (−2, 5).
4 Check
Let's check.
From the dot, go straight down to the x-axis.
We meet −2.
Go straight across to the y-axis.
We meet 5.
So (−2, 5) is right!
Let's look back.
First: start at 0.
Then: go left 2.
Then: go up 5.
Last: check.
Answer
(−2, 5)