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Question
State whether the expression is meaningful. If not, explain why? If so, state whether it is a vector or a scalar:
`bar"a" xx(bar"b" xx bar"c")`
Solution
This is vector product of two vectors. Therefore, this expression is meaningful and it is a vector.
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