The Coordinate Plane Tip Sheet
Quadrant
II
Quadrant
y-axis
Quadrant II
Quadrant I
Negative, Positive
Positive, Positive
(-, +)
(+, +)
(-x, y)
(x, y)
I
x-axis
Origin (0, 0)
Quadrant
III
Quadrant III
Quadrant IV
Negative, Negative
Positive, Negative
(-, -)
(+, -)
(-x, -y)
(x, -y)
Plotting Points
In an ordered pair (x, y) the first coordinate is the value of x.
Starting at the origin if the x value is positive move right and if the
x-value is negative move left.
The second coordinate is the value of y.
Starting where your pencil stopped after finding x, move up if the y
value is positive and down if the y value is negative.
Created by Jessica H. Gibson
Quadrant
IV