How many steps to the left of the origin is the point? How many steps above it?
(-8,3)
Practice makes perfect
To find the x-coordinate of P, we count the number of units that it is placed to the left of the origin. Similarly, to find y-coordinate, we count the number of units that it is above the origin.
From the diagram, we see that P is located 8 units to the left of the origin and 3 units above it. Then, its coordinates are x= -8 and y= 3, which we can write as ( -8, 3).
