The point (-2, 3) lies in which quadrant?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → II
The signs of the two coordinates decide the quadrant. Going anticlockwise from the positive x-axis, the quadrants are I \((+,+)\), II \((-,+)\), III \((-,-)\) and IV \((+,-)\).
The point \((-2,3)\) has a negative x-coordinate and a positive y-coordinate: it is 2 units to the left of the y-axis and 3 units above the x-axis, in the second quadrant.
