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Singular Values & the SVD · Challenge problem

Let PP be the (oblique) projection of R2\mathbb R^2 onto the line spanned by (1,1)(1,1) along the line spanned by (1,−2)(1,-2): P(1,1)=(1,1)P(1,1) = (1,1) and P(1,−2)=0P(1,-2) = 0. Find the spectral norm ∥P∥2\|P\|_2. Give your answer in simplest radical form.