matrix multiplication?

Question

both are 3x3

1 1 1
a b c
a^2 b^2 c^2

multiplied by :

1 a a^2
1 b b^2
1 c c^2

Answer 1

(Hey, Ben, nice to be cooperating with you again.) What's the problem--you certainly know how to multiply matrices? If
the given matrix is A you are multiplying by A^T, the transpose of A. It's cute, but what is the question?

Answer 2

1 a a^2
a b^2 cb^2
a^2 cb^2 c^4