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Name the ordered pair of each point shown: Solution Point A is above $-3$ on the $x\text{-axis}$, so the $x\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $-3$. The point is to the left of $3$ on the $y\text{-axis}$, so the $y\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $3$. The coordinates of the point are $\left(-3,3\right)$. Point B is below $-1$ on the $x\text{-axis}$, so the $x\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $-1$. The point is to the left of $-3$ on the $y\text{-axis}$, so the $y\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $-3$. The coordinates of the point are $\left(-1,-3\right)$. Point C is above $2$ on the $x\text{-axis}$, so the $x\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $2$. The point is to the right of $4$ on the $y\text{-axis}$, so the $y\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $4$. The coordinates of the point are $\left(2,4\right)$. Point D is below $4$ on the $x-\text{axis}$, so the $x\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $4$. The point is to the right of $-4$ on the $y\text{-axis}$, so the $y\text{-coordinate}$ of the point is $-4$. The coordinates of the point are $\left(4,-4\right)$.

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Name the ordered pair of each point shown:

Answer: Solution

Point A is on the x-axis at $x=-4$ .	The coordinates of point A are $\left(-4,0\right)$ .
Point B is on the y-axis at $y=-2$	The coordinates of point B are $\left(0,-2\right)$ .
Point C is on the x-axis at $x=3$ .	The coordinates of point C are $\left(3,0\right)$ .
Point D is on the y-axis at $y=1$ .	The coordinates of point D are $\left(0,1\right)$ .