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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".(bar"b" + bar"c")`
Solution
This is the scalar product of two vectors. Therefore, this expression is meaningful and it is a scalar.
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