Question

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determine which quadrant contains the following point:
$(-\sqrt{3}, -1)$

Explanation:

Step1: Recall quadrant rules

In a Cartesian - coordinate system, in the first quadrant \(x>0,y > 0\), in the second quadrant \(x<0,y>0\), in the third quadrant \(x < 0,y<0\), and in the fourth quadrant \(x>0,y<0\).

Step2: Analyze the given point

For the point \((-\sqrt{3},-1)\), the \(x\) - coordinate \(x =-\sqrt{3}<0\) and the \(y\) - coordinate \(y=-1 < 0\).

Answer:

The point \((-\sqrt{3},-1)\) is in the third quadrant.