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Singular Values & the SVD · Medium problem

Let A=(111−120)A = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 1\\1 & -1\\2 & 0\end{pmatrix}. Find the smallest value of ∥Ax∥\|Ax\| over all unit vectors x∈R2x \in \mathbb{R}^2. Give your answer in simplest radical form.