Question

What quadrant is the coordinate (-3,4) in?

Answer 1

This point is located in `Q2`.

Explanation:

There is a relation between the quadrant and the point's coordinates:

• if `x>0` and `y>0` then points lies in `Q1`

• if `x<0` and `y>0` then point lies in `Q2`

• if `x<0` and `y<0` then point lies in `Q3`

• finally if `x<0` and `y>0` then point lies in `Q4`

Answer 2

This point is in the 2nd quadrant (top left side)

Explanation:

There are four quadrants and you can tell in which quadrant a point will lie by looking at the signs of the x- and y- values.

For `(x,y)`

1st Quad `(+,+)`
2nd Quad `(-,+)`
3rd Quad `(-,-)`
4th Quad `(+,-)`

In `(-3,4)` there is a negative x-value, but a positive y-value.

This point is in the 2nd quadrant (top left side)