Question

Zero abscissa, negative ordinate

What quadrant would it be in?

A.) Quadrant I
B.) Between Quadrant III and Quadrant IV
C.) Between Quadrant I and Quadrant III
D.) Quadrant IV

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

A "negative ordinate" indicates position in Q III or QIV.

A "zero abscissa" indicates position between Q III and Q IV.

B is the correct answer choice.

Answer 2

B.) Between Quadrant III and Quadrant IV

Explanation:

Abscissa refers to the x-axis and Ordinate refers to y-axis.

The given point is
`(0,-a)`, where is a real number.

Notice that this points indicates a y-intercept in negative territory, because the abscissa is null and the ordinate is negative.

Therefore, the point must be Quadrant III and Quadrant IV, that is, on negative side of y-axis.