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= Solution

For any $w\in W$, the decomposition $v-w=Tv+(Pv-w)$ is <orthogonal>. The <Pythagorean identity> gives
$$
\|v-w\|^2=\|Tv\|^2+\|Pv-w\|^2\ge\|Tv\|^2.
$$
Equality is attained at $w=Pv$. Thus $\boxed{\inf_{w\in W}\|v-w\|=\|Tv\|}$, and the minimizer in $W$ is uniquely $Pv$.

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