For $u\ne0$, the orthogonal projection of $v$ onto the line spanned by $u$ is the unique vector $cu$ such that $v-cu\perp u$. Taking $\langle u,\cdot\rangle$ gives $c=\langle u,v\rangle/\langle u,u\rangle$.
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