Answer
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Work Step by Step
Using the properties mentioned in the definition of the inner product,
\begin{aligned}
\langle u+v, w\rangle &=\langle w,u+v\rangle \\
&= \langle w,u\rangle+\langle w,v\rangle\\
&= \langle u,w\rangle+\langle v,w\rangle.
\end{aligned}.