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