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ISBN: 9781285740621
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12.3, Problem 1E

Which of the following expressions are meaningful? Which are meaningless ?Explain.

(a) ( a ⋅ b ) ⋅ c

(b) ( a ⋅ b ) c

(c) | a | ( b ⋅ c )

(d) a ⋅ ( b + c )

(e) a ⋅ b + c

(f) | a | ⋅ ( b + c )

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