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