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The x-coordinate of point P is positive, and the y-coordinate of point P is negative. In which quadrant is point P?

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Answer: II and IV

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Quadrant IV

EXPLANATION

The given point have the x-coordinate to be positive and the y-coordinate to be negative.

In general, the point P(x,-y) lies in the fourth quadrant.

The reason is that, this quadrant contains the positive x-axis and the negative y-axis.

See attachment for diagram.

The x-coordinate of point P is positive, and the y-coordinate of point P is negative-example-1
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