Question: Let A and B be n x n matrices and let x be a vector in Rn. How many scalar additions and multiplications are required

Let A and B be n x n matrices and let x be a vector in Rn. How many scalar additions and multiplications are required to compute (AB)x and how many are necessary to compute A(Bx)? Which computation is more efficient?

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