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What is the difference between finding the dot product and using scalar multiplication?
They give us different results. The dot product produces a number, while the scalar multiplication produces a vector.
What does an asterisk symbol stand for in math?
multiplication
What is the dot method?
The dot method is a multiplication method used in Vedic Mathematics. It is done by multiplying the different numbers in a weird type of fashion.
Why do they have a multiplication sign?
Why algebra has a different multiplication sign is because they don't want to mix up the American multiplication sign with the variable x. So they use a centered dot for algebra instead of this: x.
What does PEDMAS stand for?
parentheses exponents multiplication addition subtraction
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