Vector Calculus - Tensor Identity Problem

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Homework Statement



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Homework Equations


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The Attempt at a Solution



I am really lost here because our professor gave us no example problems leading up to the final exam and now we are expected to understand everything about vector calculus.

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This is my attempt at the cross product and dot product written out. I don't know how to proceed to make the left hand side equal the right hand side.
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Use the expression for the scalar product between two vectors ##\mathbf{a}## and ##\mathbf{b}##:
$$\mathbf{a}\cdot\mathbf{b}=\sum_i a_i b_i $$