Suppose you start at the origin, move along the $x$-axis a distance of 5 units in the positive direction, and then move downward a distance of 3 units. What are the coordinates of your position?
A) $( 0,5,3 )$
B) $( 5,3,0 )$
C) $( 5 , - 3,0 )$
D) $( 5,0 , - 3 )$
E) $( 5,0,3 )$

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Moving 5 units in the positive direction on the $x$-axis means that we end up at the point $(5,0,0)$. Then, moving down a distance of 3 units means we are now at the point $(5,0,-3)$. Therefore, the coordinates of our position are $(5,0,-3)$, which is answer choice D.

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