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Which statement explains how to begin to plot the point at (5,9) on a coordinate plane?

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Note: origin is the point (0, 0).
coordinate point: (x, y)

Since the point is (5, 9), x is 5.
Move 5 units to the right of the origin.

From that point, move 9 units up to get the point (5, 9).
This is because the value of y is 9.
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