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How can you determine the quadrant in which an ordered pair should be placed without plotting the point

User Somputer
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Look at the negative symbols on the coordinate.

First quadrant: (x, y)
Second quadrant: (-x, y)
Third quadrant: (-x, -y)
Fourth quadrant: (x, -y)

Hope this helps!
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