Past exam of the numerical linear algebra course of the University of Oxford / 2011 / 1 / e

The two columns are orthogonal, with lengths one and two; equivalently $A^{T}A=\mathrm{diag}(1,4)$. Ordering the singular values decreasingly requires swapping the right coordinate directions. One full singular value decomposition isBoth $U$ and $V$ are orthogonal matrices, and direct matrix multiplication gives $U\Sigma V^T=A$. Hence