Exercise 2180Linear algebra › Matrices and linear systemsL1Added 3 Nov 2026
Singular value decomposition of a 2×2 matrix
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Statement
Compute the singular value decomposition of
Hint
The singular values are the square roots of the eigenvalues of .
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Solution
Compute .
Singular values. The eigenvalues are and , so the singular values are and .
SVD. with and orthogonal. Here is already diagonal, so we can take
Then .
Conclusion. The singular values are and , and the SVD is given above.