How to graph an ordered pair - SAT Math

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Question

Which of the following coordinate pairs is farthest from the origin?

Answer

Using the distance formula, calculate the distance from each of these points to the origin, (0, 0). While each answer choice has coordinates that add up to seven, (-1, 8) is the coordinate pair that produces the largest distance, namely , or approximately 8.06.

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Question

On the coordinate plane, the point with coordinates is located in __________.

Answer

On the coordinate plane, a point with a negative -coordinate and a positive -coordinate lies in the upper left quadrant—Quadrant II.

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