What quadrant would (-2,4) be?

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Answer 1 · 2018-08-06T00:55:52

#(-2, 4)# would be in the 2nd quadrant.

First, graph the point on a coordinate plane:
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Here are the quadrants on the coordinate plane:
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Another way we could know that is that the #x#-coordinate is negative and the #y#-coordinate is positive, meaning the point is in quadrant 2.

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Answer 2 · 2018-08-06T02:34:27

Quadrant #2#

Recall the signs in our quadrants:

Quadrant #I:(+,+)#

Quadrant #II:(-,+)#

Quadrant #III: (-,-)#

Quadrant #IV: (+,-)#

In the point #(-2,4)#, we see that our #x# coordinate is negative, which places us in the second quadrant.

Hope helps!