How Do Vector Components Relate in Orthogonal Projections and Cross Products?

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The discussion focuses on proving relationships between vector components in orthogonal projections and cross products. It establishes that if vectors a, b, c and their corresponding unit vectors a', b', c' satisfy specific dot product conditions, then the unit vectors can be expressed in terms of the cross products of the original vectors. The direction of a' is determined relative to b and c, while the direction of b x c is analyzed in relation to a'. Additionally, the length of the cross product b x c is explored using the magnitudes of vectors a, a', and the angle between a and a'. These relationships highlight the geometric properties of orthogonal projections and vector interactions.
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104. If a, b, c and a’, b’, c’ are such that
a’• a = b’• b = c’• c = 1
a’• b = a’• c = b’• a = b’• c = c’• a = c’ • b =0

Prove that it necessarily follows that
a^'= (b x c)/(a• bxc) , b^'= cxa/(a•bxc) ,
c^'= axb/(a•bxc)
 
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Try to figure out the direction of a' with respect to b and c. What will be the direction of bxc with respect to a'?
Now figure out the length of bxc using |a|, |a'| and the angle between a and a',
 
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