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Linear AlgebraSuperchallengeSingular Values & the SVD

Singular Values & the SVD · Superchallenge problem

Let A=(3045)A = \begin{pmatrix}3 & 0\\4 & 5\end{pmatrix}. Find the maximum of tr⁡(QA)\operatorname{tr}(QA) over all 2×22\times 2 orthogonal matrices QQ. Give your answer in simplest radical form.