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Orthogonality & Least Squares · Easy problem

Let Q=13(122−2−122−21)Q = \dfrac13\begin{pmatrix}1 & 2 & 2\\-2 & -1 & 2\\2 & -2 & 1\end{pmatrix}. Its columns are orthonormal. Find the entry in row 1, column 2 of Q−1Q^{-1}.