Standard #: MAFS.912.N-VM.2.5 (Archived Standard)


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Multiply a vector by a scalar.
  1. Represent scalar multiplication graphically by scaling vectors and possibly reversing their direction; perform scalar multiplication component-wise, e.g., as c = .
  2. 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).


General Information

Subject Area: Mathematics
Grade: 912
Domain-Subdomain: Number & Quantity: Vector & Matrix Quantities
Cluster: Perform operations on vectors.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Content Complexity Rating: Level 1: Recall - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived

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