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

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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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