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ACT Math: Coordinate Geometry Drill 1, Problem 4. In which quadrant is point A?
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- 00:02
Time for your daily dose of shmoop. this won't hurt a bit.
- 00:05
In which quadrant is point A?
- 00:09
And here are your options...
- 00:13
OKAY, It's really just checking to see if we can recall the quadrant numbers of a coordinate plane.
- 00:19
A handy way to remember these is to think of a "C". The letter, not the body of water.
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Or, quadrant 1 starts on the top right, quadrant 2, the top left, quadrant 3, the bottom left,
- 00:31
and quadrant 4, the bottom right.
- 00:33
Looks like a C, right? Or... a horseshoe? Whatever works for you.
- 00:38
Ok, so point A is in the top right. Looks like quadrant 1 to us...
- 00:42
A is our answer.
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