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Ch. 7 - Applications of Trigonometry and Vectors
Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 43a

Given vectors u and v, find: 2u. 
u = 〈-1, 2〉, v = 〈3, 0〉

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Identify the vector \( \mathbf{u} = \langle -1, 2 \rangle \) and the scalar multiplier, which is 2 in this case.
Recall that multiplying a vector by a scalar means multiplying each component of the vector by that scalar.
Apply the scalar multiplication to vector \( \mathbf{u} \): multiply the first component by 2 and the second component by 2.
Write the resulting vector as \( 2\mathbf{u} = \langle 2 \times (-1), 2 \times 2 \rangle \).
Simplify the components to express the final vector in the form \( \langle a, b \rangle \), where \( a \) and \( b \) are the products from the previous step.

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