Find the dot product of orthogonal unit vectors u, v; and w = au + bv

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$\vec{u}$ and $\vec{v}$ are orthogonal unit vectors and $\vec{w} = a\vec{u} + b\vec{v}$.

Find $\vec{w}\cdot\vec{u}$ and $\vec{w}\cdot\vec{v}$.

(Answer should be in terms of the constants $a$ and $b$)

EDIT:

Oh boy, I was completely overthinking this. It is basically a really simple algebra problem. Here, I will show you how simple it is, on the off-chance that you are as bad at math as I am.

$\vec{w}\cdot\vec{u} = (a\vec{u} + b\vec{v})\cdot\vec{u}$

$\vec{w}\cdot\vec{u} = a\vec{u}\cdot\vec{u} + b\vec{v}\cdot\vec{u}$

$\vec{w}\cdot\vec{u} = a(\vec{u}\cdot\vec{u}) + b(\vec{v}\cdot\vec{u})$

Since $\vec{u}\cdot\vec{u} = 1$ and $\vec{v}\cdot\vec{u} = 0$ because $\vec{u}$ and $\vec{v}$ are orthogonal, we get:

$\vec{w}\cdot\vec{u} = a(1) + b(0)$

$\vec{w}\cdot\vec{u} = a$

Do the same thing for $\vec{w}\cdot\vec{v}$ and you get $\vec{w}\cdot\vec{v} = b$

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Hint: If $u$ and $v$ are orthogonal then $u\cdot v=0$. Since they are unit vectors, $u\cdot u=1$ and $v\cdot v=1$.