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What does the top number in a vector represent?

Horizontal movement (left/right)

What movement does the vector (32)\begin{pmatrix} -3 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix} represent?

3 units left and 2 units down

What is the magnitude of vector (52)\begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix}?

29\sqrt{29} (approx 5.4)

Which vector has a magnitude of exactly 55?

(34)\begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}

What is (33)+(41)\begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} + \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}?

(74)\begin{pmatrix} 7 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}

Calculate (52)+(24)\begin{pmatrix} -5 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix} + \begin{pmatrix} -2 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}

(76)\begin{pmatrix} -7 \\ 6 \end{pmatrix}

What is the negative of vector (42)\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix}?

(42)\begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}

Calculate (24)(32)\begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix} - \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}

(12)\begin{pmatrix} -1 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}

What is 2(22)2\begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}?

(44)\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}

What happens to the direction when you multiply a vector by a negative scalar?

The direction reverses

What is 4(12)-4\begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}?

(48)\begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ -8 \end{pmatrix}

If a=(35)\mathbf{a}=\begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 5 \end{pmatrix} and b=(42)\mathbf{b}=\begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}, what is 3b3\mathbf{b}?

(126)\begin{pmatrix} -12 \\ 6 \end{pmatrix}

When subtracting vectors using pq\mathbf{p} - \mathbf{q}, what is this equal to?

p+(q)\mathbf{p} + (-\mathbf{q})

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