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Linear AlgebraSuperchallengeSingular Values & the SVD

Singular Values & the SVD · Superchallenge problem

Let P=(111123136)P = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 1 & 1\\1 & 2 & 3\\1 & 3 & 6\end{pmatrix} (the 3×33\times 3 symmetric Pascal matrix) and let P1P_1 be its best rank-one approximation. Find ∥P−P1∥F\|P - P_1\|_F. Give your answer in simplest radical form.