Question

A plane starts at the origin of the coordinate plane. The plane flies 0.5 units right and 3.5 units down to point M. What are the coordinates of point M?

 

(1 point)
Responses

(3.5, 0.5)
(3.5, 0.5)

(−3.5, −0.5)
(−3.5, −0.5)

(0.5, −3.5)
(0.5, −3.5)

(−0.5, −3.5)

Answer 1

To determine the coordinates of point M after the plane flies from the origin (0, 0), we add the movements to the origin's coordinates.

1. The plane flies 0.5 units to the right. This means we add 0.5 to the x-coordinate:
\[
x = 0 + 0.5 = 0.5
\]

2. The plane flies 3.5 units down. This means we subtract 3.5 from the y-coordinate:
\[
y = 0 - 3.5 = -3.5
\]

Thus, the coordinates of point M are:
\[
(0.5, -3.5)
\]

So the correct answer is:
(0.5, −3.5)