Question

graph the point (-1, 2) on the coordinate plane.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify x - coordinate

The x - coordinate of the point \((-1,2)\) is \(-1\). On the coordinate plane, we move 1 unit to the left of the origin (since the x - coordinate is negative) along the x - axis.

Step2: Identify y - coordinate

The y - coordinate of the point \((-1,2)\) is \(2\). From the position we reached on the x - axis (at \(x=-1\)), we move 2 units up along the y - axis (since the y - coordinate is positive).

Step3: Mark the point

The point \((-1,2)\) is located 1 unit left of the y - axis and 2 units above the x - axis. On the given grid, we find the intersection of the vertical line \(x = - 1\) (which is 1 unit to the left of the y - axis, between \(x=-2\) and \(x = 0\)) and the horizontal line \(y=2\) (which is 2 units above the x - axis, between \(y = 1\) and \(y=3\)) and mark that point.

(Note: Since this is a graphing problem, the final answer is the marked point at the location \((-1,2)\) on the coordinate plane as described above.)

Answer:

The point \((-1,2)\) is graphed by moving 1 unit left from the origin (along the x - axis) and then 2 units up (along the y - axis) on the given coordinate plane.