Precalculus Examples

$(\frac{- \sqrt{5}}{3}, \frac{- 2}{3})$

Step 1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- \frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}, \frac{- 2}{3})$

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- \frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}, - \frac{2}{3})$

Step 3

The point is located in the third quadrant because $x$ and $y$ are both negative. The quadrants are labeled in counter-clockwise order, starting in the upper-right.

Quadrant $3$

Step 4