Central force and orthogonal transformation

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How can I get the central force law by using orthogonal transformation of position vector, x=Ar where A is an orthogonal matrix and r is a position vector?

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Actually, how can I prove that central force field has a spherical symmetry by using orthogonal transformation of position vector?
 

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