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Four quadrants

The Cartesian plane. Part of below zero and beyond.

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Four quadrants

The Cartesian plane · Alberta Grade 6 · maddyhelps.com

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Across first, then up or down. A negative first number means go left; a negative second number means go down. Write the coordinates of P, Q, R and S, then plot and label the five points and name each one's quadrant.

xy−5−5−4−4−3−3−2−2−1−11122334455IIIIIIIVPQRS
P
Q
R
S
PointQuadrant
A (−5, 2)
B (1, −4)
C (−3, −3)
D (0, −2)
E (4, 1)

For the grown-up

Four quadrants

P (3, 4), Q (−2, 3), R (−4, −2), S (2, −3). A: quadrant II; B: quadrant IV; C: quadrant III; D: on an axis; E: quadrant I. The quadrants are numbered counter-clockwise from the top right.

D is the trick: with 0 across, it sits on the up-and-down axis and belongs to no quadrant.

Why this matters is on the below zero and beyond page. More sheets