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Write a coordinate proof given quadrilateral ABCD with vertices A 3, 2), B (8, 2), C (5, 0), and D (0, 0).

Plot the point and graph the quadrilateral.

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Graphing is pretty easy. Think of the x and y axis as a number line, you go to the right of 0 you get positive. You go to the left, you get negative. The x axis is just that, the y axis is just like a number line but flipped. You go up for positive and down for negative on the y axis. The middle point is always (0,0). To graph a shape, you just connect the points. To plot positive points you would go right and up. So to plot (8,2), you would go 8 points right on the x axis, then 2 points up on the y axis. Think of Quadrant I as 2 positive points, if both points are positive, plot them there. If you need to plot a negative point then a positive point you would go to Quadrant II. If both of the points are negative, plot them in Quadrant III. If it is a positive point then negative, go to Quadrant IV. Remember, the x axis always comes first. Always go right or left first, then up or down. You determine how many points to go right or left then up or down by the point given. Lets take another example. If you were told to plot (-1,5), that would go in Quadrant II. You would go left 1 and up 5. I explained the concept of the coordinate plane, although, I'm not sure what you mean by coordinate proof. Hope that helped :)

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