7.8 Small Group · Group 1
Second Practice Form · Re-Teach, Homework or Retake · Same Standard, New Problems
Ordered Pairs in All Four Quadrants · Quadrant · Procedural Fluency · Real-World Applications
- The coordinate plane has four parts called quadrants. A negative coordinate means you move left (for x) or down (for y) from the origin instead of right or up. We'll walk through a worked example, try one together, then you'll try a few with hints right there when you need them.
- I will plot (-3, -4). I start at the origin (0, 0).
- The x is -3, which is negative, so I move 3 units to the LEFT.
- The y is -4, which is negative, so I move 4 units DOWN. I place my dot.
- Both coordinates are negative, so the point is in Quadrant III.
- Ordered Pairs in All Four Quadrants (Pares ordenados en los cuatro cuadrantes) — Points written as (x, y) whose positive or negative coordinates place them in one of four quadrants.
- Quadrant (Cuadrante) — One of the four parts of a coordinate grid, numbered I to IV.
- Negative coordinate (Coordenada negativa) — A coordinate less than zero. It means left or below the center point.
- Reflection (Reflexión) — A flipped, mirror image across a line.
- Axis (Eje) — One of the two number lines that frame a graph: the x-axis runs across, the y-axis runs up and down.
- Integer (Número entero) — Whole numbers and their opposites, like -2, -1, 0, 1, 2.
- A common mistake in Ordered Pairs in All Four Quadrants is matching each sign to the wrong axis — for example, seeing (-2, 5) and thinking "the x is negative so I move DOWN, and the y is positive so I move RIGHT," which lands the point in Quadrant IV. But the x-coordinate always controls left/right, never up/down: negative x means LEFT (not down), and positive y means UP (not right). So (-2, 5) is actually left 2, up 5 — Quadrant II. Before you submit, check that you used the x-coordinate for left/right and the y-coordinate for up/down, and never swapped them.
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1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Point A is at (-5, 3). If you move 8 units to the right, what are the new coordinates?
- A(3, 3)
- B(-13, 3)
- C(-5, 11)
- D(-5, -5)
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2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
In which quadrant is the point (-3, 5)?
- AQuadrant I
- BQuadrant II
- CQuadrant III
- DQuadrant IV
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
What are the coordinates of a point 4 units right and 2 units down from the origin?
- A(-4, 2)
- B(2, -4)
- C(4, -2)
- D(-2, 4)
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4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A sonar ping locates an enemy submarine at (-5, -2). In which quadrant should Captain Vega aim her shot?
- AQuadrant I
- BQuadrant II
- CQuadrant III
- DQuadrant IV
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5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Captain Vega's lookout reports a ship in Quadrant II. What signs will its coordinates (x, y) have?
- A(+, +)
- B(-, +)
- C(-, -)
- D(+, -)
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6 ERROR ANALYSIS
Level 2 Extension — The Misfired Shot
- 1Target:An enemy ship is at (-3, 4). In which quadrant should Captain Vega fire?
- 2Gunner's thinking:Ignore the signs and just use the numbers 3 and 4. Both numbers are there, so it must be a bottom-left target.
- 3Gunner's answer:Fire on Quadrant III
Which step contains the error? Explain the mathematical misconception and write the correct calculation below.
✏️ Corrected Mathematical Work & Explanation
Writing Task: Justify why your mathematical solution is accurate and complete.