Question

introduction to the coordinate plane - item 3296 question 2 of 7 your friend is graphing the point (4, 3). she plans to start at the origin and go up 4 spaces. which statement about her method is true? it is not correct because you must always start counting from the bottom left corner in this type of graph. it is correct because the first number in the pair tells how far to go in the vertical direction, which is up. it is not correct because the first number in the pair tells how far you go across, not up. it is correct because you should always start by going up.

Explanation:

In an ordered - pair (x, y) in the coordinate plane, x represents the horizontal displacement (across) and y represents the vertical displacement (up or down). For the point (4, 3), the first number 4 means go 4 units across (right) and the second number 3 means go 3 units up. So starting at the origin and going up 4 spaces for the point (4, 3) is incorrect as the first number indicates horizontal movement.

Answer:

It is not correct because the first number in the pair tells how far you go across, not up.