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What happens to the direction of a vector when it is multiplied by a negative real number?
AIt stays unchanged
BIt turns by 90 degrees
CIt gets reversed
DIt becomes zero
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It gets reversed
Multiplying by a negative number gives a vector with scaled magnitude pointing the opposite way.
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