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Question from Nazrul, a teacher: How can I prove that m(a+b)=ma+mb where a and b are two vectors. |
Nazrul,
In the definition of a vector space this property is one of the axioms. It is sometimes called the distributivity of scalar multiplication with respect to vector addition.
Harley
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