An Intuitive Proof of the Singular Value Decomposition of a Matrix

Author： Coates Keith J.  

Publisher： Mathematical Association of America

ISSN： 1931-1346

Source： The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.42, Iss.5, 2011-11, pp. : 394-396

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Abstract

Using a simple trigonometric limit, we provide an intuitive geometric proof of the Singular Value Decomposition of an arbitrary matrix.

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