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Singular Values & the SVD · Challenge problem

Let A=(111111)A = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 1\\1 & 1\\1 & 1\end{pmatrix} and b=(126)b = \begin{pmatrix}1\\2\\6\end{pmatrix}. The system Ax=bAx = b has no solution and infinitely many least-squares solutions. Find ∥x+∥2\|x^{+}\|^2 for the minimum-norm least-squares solution x+=A+bx^{+} = A^{+}b.