How to graph an ordered pair

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

0

0

0

0

CORRECT

Explanation

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.

2

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

Quadrant II

CORRECT

Quadrant III

0

Quadrant IV

0

Quadrant I

0

None of these

0

Explanation

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