Prove scalar products are invariant under all orthogonal transormation

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I wondering how to prove: That scalar products are invariant under all orthogonal transformation:

$<\!x, y\!>\; =\;<\!Qx, Qy\!>$

which holds for all vector $x$,$y \in \Re^n$ and all matrices $Q \in \Re^{n\times n}$ that are orthogonal.

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$<x,y>=x^t y$

$<Qx,Qy>=x^tQ^tQy$

Since $Q$ is orthogonal then $Q^tQ=I$ and hence the scalar product remains invariant