Question

introduction to the coordinate plane - item 3289 question 1 of 2 your friend is graphing the point (5, 3). his first step is to start at the origin and go up 5 spaces. which statement about his method is true? it is not correct because the first number in the pair tells how far you go across, not up. it is not correct because you must 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 correct because you should always start by going up.

Explanation:

In a coordinate - plane, for an ordered pair (x, y), the first number x represents the horizontal displacement (across the x - axis) and the second number y represents the vertical displacement (up or down along the y - axis). Starting at the origin (0, 0), to graph the point (5, 3), one should go 5 units across (right if positive) and then 3 units up. So the friend's method is incorrect as the first number in the pair tells how far you go across, not up.

Answer:

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