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Orthogonality & Least Squares · Hard problem

A 3×33\times3 orthogonal calibration matrix QQ (rows orthonormal, det⁡Q=1\det Q = 1) has first two rows r1=13(2,2,1)\mathbf r_1 = \tfrac13(2,2,1) and r2=13(2,−1,−2)\mathbf r_2 = \tfrac13(2,-1,-2). Using r3=r1×r2\mathbf r_3 = \mathbf r_1\times\mathbf r_2 to complete the basis and Q−1=QTQ^{-1}=Q^T to solve Qx=(1,2,2)Q\mathbf x = (1,2,2), find the third coordinate x3x_3 of x\mathbf x.