Take the positive ( x )-direction as east, the negative ( x )-direction as west, the positive ( y )-direction as north, and the negative ( y )-direction as south (like reading a map). Given a vector ( vec{A} ) of magnitude ( 6.20 ) pointing south, what is the ( x ) component of this vector?
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