Question

Ben plots a point on the coordinate plane below. One of the coordinates of the point is positive, and one is negative. In which quadrants could Ben plot the point?

A) Quadrant II or Quadrant IV
B) Quadrant I or Quadrant III
C) Quadrant II or Quadrant III
D) Quadrant III or Quadrant IV

Answer 1

Ben can plot a point with one positive and one negative coordinate in Quadrant II, where the x-coordinate is negative and the y-coordinate is positive, or in Quadrant IV, where the x-coordinate is positive and the y-coordinate is negative.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Ben plots a point on the coordinate plane with one coordinate being positive and the other being negative, he can only plot the point in quadrants where the signs of the x and y coordinates are different. In Quadrant II, the x-coordinate is negative and the y-coordinate is positive. In Quadrant IV, the x-coordinate is positive and the y-coordinate is negative. Therefore, the correct answer to which quadrants Ben could plot the point is Quadrant II or Quadrant IV.