P.N-VM.B.5.b

Compute the magnitude of a scalar multiple cv using ||cv|| = |c|v. Compute the direction of cv knowing that when |c|v ≠ 0, the direction of cv is either along v (for c > 0) or against v (for c < 0).

Example Problems

Find the direction angle of
.
Enter your answer as an angle in degrees between
and rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Find the magnitude of
.
Enter an exact answer as an expression with a square root symbol or enter an approximate answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Find the
direction angle of .
Enter your answer as an angle in degrees between
and rounded to the nearest hundredth.
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