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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Starting at the origin at (0, 0), moving 5 units in the positive direction means we end up at (5, 0), and then moving downwards 3 units means we end up at (5, 0, -3). Therefore, the answer is D, (5, 0, -3).

Suppose You Start at the Origin, Move Along The xxx -Axis a Distance of 5 Units in the Positive Direction

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