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Orthogonality & Least Squares · Challenge problem

An m×2m\times2 matrix AA has orthonormal columns, and ATb=(3,4)A^T\mathbf b = (3,4) for a vector b\mathbf b with ∥b∥=6\|\mathbf b\|=6. Find the minimum possible value of ∥Ax−b∥2\|A\mathbf x-\mathbf b\|^2 over all x\mathbf x.