Rules for multiplying a vector by a scalar using components (3-5)

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\(x\) component of the vector \(\boldsymbol{\vec{E} = c\vec{A}}\)
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Multiplying a vector \(\boldsymbol{\vec{A}}\) by a scalar \(c\) gives a new vector \(\boldsymbol{\vec{E} = c\vec{A}}\) whose components are just the components of \(\boldsymbol{\vec{A}}\) multiplied by \(c\). Note that if \(c\) is negative, the sign of each vector component is reversed—which means that the direction of the vector as a whole is reversed.