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Linear AlgebraSuperchallengeSingular Values & the SVD

Singular Values & the SVD · Superchallenge problem

The matrix A(x)=(341x)A(x) = \begin{pmatrix}3 & 4\\1 & x\end{pmatrix} has one free entry. Find min⁡x∈R∥A(x)∥2\min_{x\in\mathbb{R}}\|A(x)\|_2, the smallest possible largest singular value.