∵ {A}^{T}A = I</p><p>⇒ \left[⎩⎨⎧abcbcacab\right]\left[⎩⎨⎧abcbcacab\right] = \left[⎩⎨⎧100010001\right]</p><p>⇒ \left[⎩⎨⎧a2+b2+c2ab+bc+acab+bc+acab+bc+aca2+b2+c2ab+bc+acab+bc+acab+bc+aca2+b2+c2\right] = \left[⎩⎨⎧100010001\right]</p><p>Oncomparingeachelementbothsides,weget</p><p>{a}^{2} + {b}^{2} + {c}^{2} = 1 \text{ and } ab + bc + ca = 0 . . . . . . . . . \left(i\right)</p><p>Weknowthat{a}^{3} + {b}^{3} + {c}^{3} - 3abc = \left(a + b + c\right)\left({a}^{2} + {b}^{2} + {c}^{2} - ab - bc - ac\right).</p><p>⇒ 2 - 3abc = \left(a + b + c\right)\left(1 - 0\right)(fromequation(i))
⇒2−3abc=(a+b+c).........(ii)
Now, we also know that (a+b+c)2=a2+b2+c2+2(ab+bc+ca).
⇒(a+b+c)2=1+2(0) (from equation \left(i\right))</p><p>⇒ a + b + c = \pm 1</p><p>Puttingitinequation(ii), we get
2−3abc=±1
⇒3abc=2∓1
⇒abc=31orabc=1