Expanding $\langle \langle a,b \rangle b,c \rangle c$

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Can I expand $\langle \langle a,b\rangle b,c\rangle c$ to $\langle a ,b \rangle \langle b,c\rangle c$. Is so, What is the formal method to do that expansion?

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The inner product is linear in the first coordinate, it satisfies $$\langle \alpha b,c\rangle = \alpha \langle b,c\rangle$$ for any scalar $\alpha$. In the present example, $\alpha=\langle a,b\rangle$.