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Coordinates in four quadrants

Coordinates (x, y) locate a point: x is how far across, y is how far up.

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How to do it

  1. Start at the origin (0, 0).
  2. Go across for the first number.
  3. Go up for the second number.

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The point (3, 2)
Across 3, up 2
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Across first, then up: "along the corridor, then up the stairs".

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