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1. $\\boldsymbol{(A\\cdot B)\\cdot C}$ is undefined as $\\boldsymbol{A\\cdot B}$ is a scalar and we cannot take the inner product of a scalar with the vector $\\boldsymbol{C}$.
\n \n \n \n2. $\\boldsymbol{(A\\cdot B)C}$ is a vector and is a multiple of $\\boldsymbol{C}$ as $\\boldsymbol{A \\cdot B}$ is a scalar.
\n \n \n \n3. $\\boldsymbol{(A\\cdot B)\\times C}$ is undefined as $\\boldsymbol{A\\cdot B}$ is a scalar and the cross product is only defined between vectors.
\n \n \n \n4. $\\boldsymbol{(A\\times B)\\times C}$ is a vector as $\\boldsymbol{A \\times B}$ and $\\boldsymbol{C}$ are vectors and the cross product between vectors produces a vector.
\n \n \n \n5. $\\boldsymbol{(A\\times B)\\cdot C}$ is a scalar as $\\boldsymbol{A \\times B}$ and $\\boldsymbol{C}$ are vectors and the inner or dot product is between vectors and produces a scalar.
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Determine if various combinations of vectors are defined or not.
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