Proof on orthogonal projectors

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I was reading an alternative orthogonal projector proof.

Let $P$ be an orthogonal projector. Why does $P = P^T P$ imply $P^T = P$ and $P^2 = P$?

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Because $P^T=(P^TP)^T=P^TP=P$ and thus $P^2=PP=P^TP=P$