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How to Determine the Optimum Quadrant Size

Quadrants are used in math to identify four areas of a graph. A graph will have horizontal and vertical axes that are labeled ̶0;y̶1; and ̶0;x̶1; The horizontal axis is ̶0;x̶1;and the vertical axis is ̶0;y.̶1; The size of the quadrants of the graph depend on the points that you need to plot. To do this, you can start with one size of graph and resize to reduce its shape to obtain the optimum size to fit the paper.

Instructions

- 1
  Draw a 4-inch vertical line at the center of the graph paper using a pencil. Draw a 2-inch perpendicular line at the center of the vertical line. You should have the shape of a ̶0;+̶1; sign.
- 2
  Label the top of the vertical line as ̶0;y̶1; and the bottom as ̶0;-y.̶1; Label the lift side of the horizontal line as ̶0;-x̶1; and the right as ̶0;x.̶1;
- 3
  Draw a line two squares wide every two squares down the vertical line. Draw the same sized line along the horizontal line.
- 4
  Label the upper right area of your graph as ̶0;I̶1; for Quadrant 1. Label the upper left as ̶0;II̶1; for Quadrant 2. Label the lower left area ̶0;III̶1; for Quadrant 3. Label the lower right area as ̶0;IV̶1; for Quadrant 4.
- 5
  Plot numbers on the graph such as (3, 2) and (-2, -3). The numbers (3, 2) are located in Quadrant 1. The numbers (-2, -3) are located in Quadrant 3.
- 6
  Determine the number of squares for the graph that go beyond these two points. Reduce the size of the each quadrant so that a maximum of two squares go beyond these points.

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