Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Graphing Equations - Exercise Set - Page 126: 69

Answer

Quadrant IV

Work Step by Step

We are given that x and y are positive numbers. Therefore, the point (x,-y) will have a positive x-coordinate and a negative y-coordinate, since the opposite of y will be a negative number. Points with a positive x-coordinate and a negative y-coordinate lie in the fourth quadrant.
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