Define first the scalar product of a row vector a and a column vector b, each having the same number p of elements? a=left[a_1a_2 dots a_pright] text{ and } b=left[b_1b_2 dots b_pright]^T

midtlinjeg

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2020-12-30

Define first the scalar product of a row vector a and a column vector b, each having the same number p of elements?
a=[a1a2ap] and b=[b1b2bp]T

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odgovoreh

odgovoreh

Skilled2020-12-31Added 107 answers

Step 1
The given matrices are,
(1)a=[a1a2ap] and (2)b=[b1b2bp]T
Step 2
To find the product of given two matrices ‘a’ and ‘b’.
Step 3
From (2), matrix ‘b’ can be written as,
b=[b1b2bp](3)
Step 4
Now, multiplying (1) by (3)
ab=[a1a2ap][b1b2bp]
=[a1b1+a2b2++apbp]
Jeffrey Jordon

Jeffrey Jordon

Expert2022-01-27Added 2605 answers

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