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Singular Values & the SVD · Challenge problem

Find the condition number κ(C)=σmax⁡σmin⁡\kappa(C) = \dfrac{\sigma_{\max}}{\sigma_{\min}} of the circulant matrix C=(210021102)C = \begin{pmatrix}2 & 1 & 0\\0 & 2 & 1\\1 & 0 & 2\end{pmatrix}. Give your answer in simplest radical form.