How do you plot the ordered pairs on the rectangular coordinate system (5, -2)?

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Alan P.
Oct 14, 2015

Starting at the origin move #5# units to the right (in the positive X direction) then move down #2# units (in the negative Y direction).

Explanation:

See graph below:
graph{(x-5)^2+(y+2)^2 =0.01 [-2.39, 10.093, -4.097, 2.143]}

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