Question

Your friend is graphing the point (2,5) 2 , 5 . Her first step is to start at the origin and go up 2 2 units. Is her method correct?

Answer 1

Answer: The method is not correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the usual notation, the point is written as (x, y), where the x corresponds to the point in the x-axis (positive to the right) and the y corresponds to the point in the y-axis (positive upwards)

Then if your friend has the point (2, 5), whe have x = 2 and y = 5.

Now, your friend starts and goes up 2 units, but the first number must be located in the x-axis, not in the y-axis, so your friend's method is not correct, he should go 2 units to the right, and then 5 units up.

Answer 2

No. You need to first move along the x-axis.