 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Both expressions are the same scalar:
$$
\boxed{\mathbf u^{\mathsf T}\mathbf v=\sum_i u_iv_i
=\sum_i v_iu_i=\mathbf v^{\mathsf T}\mathbf u.}
$$
This identity uses the ordinary <transpose> and remains true for complex entries. A <Hermitian inner product> uses a conjugate transpose instead and has conjugate symmetry, not this bilinear symmetry.

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