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Multiple choice maths linear graphs coordinates of a point plotting and reading points on a coordinate plane position and numbers

Write the quadrant in which the following point lie
$(5, -3)$

  1. $Q _4$
  2. $Q _3$
  3. $Q _2$
  4. $Q _1$
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Explanation
First quadrant        X=positive    and  Y=positive

Second quadrant  X=negative   and  Y=positive

Third quadrant      X=negative    and  Y=negative

Fourth quadrant    X=positive     and  Y=negative

$ (5,-3)$ has $X=5$, positive and $Y=3$,negative

$\therefore$ The point lies in the fourth quadrant.