Chapter 1: Vector AnalysisVector Operations

• Vector multiplication:

  • The result of vector multiplication by a scalar is a vector.
  • The magnitude of the resulting vector is the product of the magnitude of the scalar and the magnitude of the vector.
  • The direction of the resulting vector is the same as the direction of the original vector if a > 0 and opposite to the direction of the original vector if a < 0.
  • Vector multiplication is distributive:

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