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Orthogonality & Least Squares · Medium problem

A calibration gives two equations for the same quantity ss: s=3s = 3 and 2s=72s = 7, which are inconsistent. The matrix of coefficients, (12)\begin{pmatrix}1\\2\end{pmatrix}, has rank 11, so only ss itself (not separate unknowns) can be estimated. Find the least-squares estimate of ss.