Question

What are the coordinates of the point? A coordinate grid with a dot placed in the second quadrant. The dot is to the left of positive 4 on the y axis and above negative 2 on the x axis

Answer 1

We know that the point is in Q II.  Thus, the x-coordinate of this point will be negative and the y-coordinate will be positive.

The y-coordinate is essentially given, and is y=4.
Imagine drawing a vertical line thru x=-2.  This line will intersect y=4 at (-2,4).

The coordinates of the point are (-2, -4).