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In which quadrant is the number –14 – 5i located on the complex plane?

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On the complex plane, the real component of a complex number is graphed along the horizontal axis while the imaginary component is graphed along the vertical axis.

Positive numbers go to the right on the real axis and up on the imaginary axis, and vice versa for negative numbers.

Therefore, the number -14-5i is in the 3rd quadrant because it graphed to the left of the origin and down.
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