Explain in one or two sentences why multiplying any vector by the scalar changes its…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · AP Precalculus · Functions with Parameters, Vectors, and Matrices · Functions with Parameters, Vectors, and Matrices

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Explain in one or two sentences why multiplying any vector v\mathbf{v} by the scalar −1-1 changes its direction but leaves its magnitude unchanged.

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