SOLUTION: For the given vectors u=(3,-1,4) and v=(2,0,1). Compute u(u*v) and v(u*v)

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Question 1146651: For the given vectors u=(3,-1,4) and v=(2,0,1).
Compute u(u*v) and v(u*v)
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Both the "u*v" and the u(u*v) indicate multiplication; but ordinary multiplication of vectors is not a defined operation.

You need to make it clear whether these operations are dot products, or vector cross products, or something else.