Point (-3, 5) lies in the
(a) first quadrant
(b) second quadrant
(c) third quadrant
(d) fourth quadrant
Thinking Process
(i) Firstly, check the sign of each coordinate of a point.
(ii) If both coordinates x and y has same positive sign i.e., (+, +), then the point lies in first quadrant.
(iii) If x-coordinate has negative sign and y-coordinate has positive sign i.e., (-, +), then the point lies in second quadrant.
(iv) If both coordinate x and y has negative sing i.e, (-, -), then the point lies in third quadrant.
(v) If x-coordinate has positive sign and y-coordinate has negative sign i.e., (+, -), then the point lies in fourth quadrant
(b) In point (-3, 5), x-coordinate is negative and y-coordinate is positive. So, the point lies in the second quadrant.
