alleryIn Quadrant IV, a point has:
ABoth positive
BBoth negative
CNegative y only
DNegative x only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Negative y only
1. Quadrant IV lies to the right of the origin but below it.
2. Right is positive and below is negative.
3. So x is positive and y is negative there.
4. The answer is negative y only.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 1 'Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates'_
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