Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 3 - Vectors - Problems - Page 59: 50a

Answer

The direction does not change

Work Step by Step

4 is a scalar value so dividing $d2$ by 4 does not change its direction, it just changes the vectors' magnitude.
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