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Graph and label the points (2, 5), (−4, 5), and (−2, −6) on the coordinate plane."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"textAlign":null,"level":4},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Background"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Topic: Plotting Points on the Cartesian Plane"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"This question tests your ability to plot ordered pairs on the "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"xy"}},{"type":"text","text":"-plane and label them correctly."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"textAlign":null,"level":4},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"underline"}],"text":"Key Terms:"}]},{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Ordered pair: "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"(x, y)"}},{"type":"text","text":", where "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"x"}},{"type":"text","text":" is the horizontal coordinate and "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"y"}},{"type":"text","text":" is the vertical coordinate."}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Labeling points: Write the coordinates next to each plotted point."}]}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"textAlign":null,"level":4},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Step-by-Step Guidance"}]},{"type":"orderedList","attrs":{"start":1,"type":null},"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Draw a set of axes with "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"x"}},{"type":"text","text":" and "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"y"}},{"type":"text","text":" labeled, including both positive and negative values."}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Locate each point by moving "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"x"}},{"type":"text","text":" units horizontally and "},{"type":"inlineMath","attrs":{"latex":"y"}},{"type":"text","text":" units vertically from the origin (0,0)."}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Mark and label each point with its coordinates."}]}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"textAlign":null,"level":4},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"underline"}],"text":"Try plotting the points before revealing the answer!"}]},{"type":"collapsible","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"textAlign":null,"level":4},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Final Answer:"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"The points (2, 5), (−4, 5), and (−2, −6) are plotted as follows:"}]},{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"(2, 5): 2 units right, 5 units up"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"(−4, 5): 4 units left, 5 units up"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"(−2, −6): 2 units left, 6 units down"}]}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"textAlign":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Each point should be labeled with its coordinates on the graph."}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"textAlign":null,"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Q5. 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