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Geometry Difficulty 2.7 Junior Find the answer

Which of the following points lies in the fourth quadrant?

Pick one

Solution

To determine which of the given points lies in the fourth quadrant, we need to recall that in the Cartesian coordinate system, the fourth quadrant is where x>0x > 0 and y0y 0. This means point AA is in the second quadrant, not the fourth quadrant.
- For point BB with coordinates (3,7)(3,-7), we observe that x>0x > 0 and y0y 0 and y>0y > 0. These conditions place point CC in the first quadrant, not the fourth quadrant.
- Lastly, for point DD with coordinates (3,7)(-3,-7), it's found that x0x 0 and y<0y < 0.

Therefore, the correct answer is B\boxed{B}.

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