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How is the scalar product derived?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2019

Frank A. Greco
Frank A. Greco*
Affiliation:
Trivium School, Lancaster, MA, USA Research Service, VAMC, Bedford, MA, USA e-mail: Frank.Greco2@va.gov
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 103 , Issue 557 , July 2019 , pp. 357 - 358
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© Mathematical Association 2019 

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