SOLUTION: Name the coordinate described here: From the origin, the point is two places to the left and nine places up.

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Question 160581: Name the coordinate described here:
From the origin, the point is two places to the left and nine places up.
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you go left on the x,y coordinate plane you are going in the negative direction. Thus the x component to the point is -2. You are then going upwards which is in the positive direction of the y axis. Based on the point of origin the point is at coordinates (-2,9)