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what is the use of multiplying and dividing a vector by a scalar?
Is this a math or a physics question? If the later, what examples to you know from physics?what is the use of multiplying and dividing a vector by a scalar?
I am traveling 30 mph to the west in a car on the way to my grandmother's house. The trip is taking a long time and I want to cut the remaining travel time in half.what is the use of multiplying and dividing a vector by a scalar?
They scale the magnitude of the vector. For example, a scalar with a value of ##2## can be used to scale the magnitude up by a factor of ##2## or down by a factor of ##2##, by multiplying or dividing, respectively, by ##2##.what is the use of multiplying and dividing a vector by a scalar?