SOLUTION: HOW DO YOU WRITE THE COORDINATE OF THE POINT FIVE UNITS TO THE LEFT OF THE Y-AXIS AND TWO UNITS BELOW THE Y-AXIS

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Question 210162: HOW DO YOU WRITE THE COORDINATE OF THE POINT FIVE UNITS TO THE LEFT OF THE Y-AXIS AND TWO UNITS BELOW THE Y-AXIS
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HOW DO YOU WRITE THE COORDINATE OF THE POINT FIVE UNITS TO THE LEFT OF THE Y-AXIS AND TWO UNITS BELOW THE Y-AXIS
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In common practice, to the left of the x-axis is negative, and below the x-axis (not the y-axis) is negative.
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