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Rachel moved a point from the origin 3 units left on the x-axis. Then, she moved it up 2 units on the y-axis. What is the new location of the point?

User Zoubiock
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Answer:

(-3,2)

Explanation:

If it moved 3 units left, that means the new point's x-coordinate is -3.

If it moved 2 units up, that means the new point's y-coordinate is 2.

Therefore, if the new point's x-coordinate is -3 and y-coordinate is 2, we can represent the point as (-3,2)

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