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A negative vector has the same magnitude but opposite direction to the reference vector.
• \(\overrightarrow{CD}\) is the negative of \(\overrightarrow{DC}\).
• \(-\mathbf{a}\) is the negative of \(\mathbf{a}\).
• \(\begin{pmatrix} -p \\ -q \end{pmatrix}\) is the negative of \(\begin{pmatrix} p \\ q \end{pmatrix}\).
• \(\overrightarrow{CD}\) is a vector that has the same magnitude as \(\overrightarrow{DC}\) but has direction opposite to that of \(\overrightarrow{DC}\).
\(\overrightarrow{CD} = -\overrightarrow{DC} \text{ or } \overrightarrow{DC} = -\overrightarrow{CD} \text{}\)
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A negative vector has the **same magnitude** but **opposite direction** to the reference vector.

• \(\overrightarrow{CD}\) is the negative of \(\overrightarrow{DC}\).

• \(-\mathbf{a}\) is the negative of \(\mathbf{a}\).

• \(\begin{pmatrix} -p \\ -q \end{pmatrix}\) is the negative of \(\begin{pmatrix} p \\ q \end{pmatrix}\).

• \(\overrightarrow{CD}\) is a vector that has the same magnitude as \(\overrightarrow{DC}\) but has direction opposite to that of \(\overrightarrow{DC}\).

\(\overrightarrow{CD} = -\overrightarrow{DC} \text{ or } \overrightarrow{DC} = -\overrightarrow{CD} \text{}\)

Negative Vectors

Negative Vectors

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