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Anthony was asked to give the coordinates of a point located in quadrant III. He gave the ordered pair (4, –10). Which statement best describes the error that Anthony made?

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Anthony was asked to give the coordinates of a point located in quadrant III. He gave the ordered pair (4,-10). which statement best describes the error that Anthony made?

HIs coordinates are not multiples of 3.

His coordinates are both non-zero.

His x-coordinate is the wrong sign.

His y-coordinate is the wrong sign.

Answer: His x-coordinate is the wrong sign.

Explanation: The Cartesian Plane is divided into 4 quadrants, numbered from I to IV. The count down starts at the upper right and goes around counterclockwise.

Following this rule, quadrant III is located where x- and y-coordinates are both negative. Therefore, the point has coordinates (-4, -10).

The x-coordinate Anthony wrote had the wrong sign.

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