Basic Math Examples

$(\frac{- 5 - 1}{2}, \frac{- 5 - 10}{2})$

Step 1

Subtract $1$ from $- 5$ .

$(\frac{- 6}{2}, \frac{- 5 - 10}{2})$

Step 2

Divide $- 6$ by $2$ .

$(- 3, \frac{- 5 - 10}{2})$

Step 3

Subtract $10$ from $- 5$ .

$(- 3, \frac{- 15}{2})$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- 3, - \frac{15}{2})$

Step 5

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 6