Unit Matrix is Proper Orthogonal

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Theorem

The unit matrix $\mathbf I_n$ of order $n$ is proper orthogonal.


Proof

By Unit Matrix is Orthogonal, $\mathbf I_n$ is an orthogonal matrix.

By Determinant of Unit Matrix, the determinant of $\mathbf I_n$ is equal to $1$.

The result follows by definition of proper orthogonal.

$\blacksquare$