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|ATA| = |V Σ2V T| = |Σ2| = σ12, |(ATA)−1| = |V Σ−2V T| = |Σ−2| = σr−2, so we have |ATA||(ATA)−1| = σ12 σr2 , it’s the square of |A||A−1| = σ1 σr.