Step by step
The question
Question: plot (−2, −3) and (2, 3).
The first number is x.
It says left or right.
−2 is negative, so we go left.
The second number is y.
It says up or down.
−3 is negative, so we go down.
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 (−2, −3).
From 0, go left 2.
Then go down 3.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (−2, −3).
3 Plot B
B is (2, 3).
From 0, go right 2.
Then go up 3.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (2, 3).
4 Check
Let's check.
From A, 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!
From B, go straight down 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: plot A.
Then: plot B.
Last: check.