If $\vec{a}$ is a nonzero vector of magnitude $a$ and $\lambda$ is a nonzero scalar,then $\lambda \vec{a}$ is a unit vector if

  • A
    $\lambda=1$
  • B
    $a=\frac{1}{|\lambda|}$
  • C
    $a=|\lambda|$
  • D
    $\lambda=-1$

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