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Multiplication by Product of Scalars
In this page, multiplication of a vector by product of scalars is explained.
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Given that `vec p = ai+bj+ck` and `lambda, mu` where `a,b,c,lambda,mu in bbb R`, What will be the result of `(lambda mu) vec p `?
- `lambda(mu vec p)`
- `lambda(mu vec p)`
- `lambda vec p mu vec p`
- `mu vec p
The answer is '`lambda(mu vec p)`'. This is proven by multiplying the components individually by the scalar.
• Multiplication of vector by a product of two scalars is equivalently multiplication by the scalars one by one.
Multiplication by Product of scalars: Given a scalar as product of two scalars `lambda mu`,
`(lambda mu)vec p = lambda(mu vec p)`
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