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MF.SN.5 Challenge MF-027-A13-V01

Plot, read, and interpret points in all four quadrants on the coordinate plane.

Choose a smart strategy for coordinate-plane tasks

Problem

A point is \(4~\text{units}\) left and \(3~\text{units}\) up from the origin. Write its ordered pair and classify its quadrant.

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Begin with coordinate order rather than the quadrant name: horizontal movement gives x first, and vertical movement gives y second. Translate left as negative and up as positive, then form the ordered pair. Its two-sign pattern identifies the quadrant and checks that the movements were translated consistently.

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Four variants of this problem type
Curriculum context
Standard
MF.SN.5
Category
Signed Numbers
Domain
Coordinate Plane
Objective
Plot, read, and interpret points in all four quadrants on the coordinate plane.
Problem type
Choose a smart strategy for coordinate-plane tasks