\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer} \usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,lmodern} \setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{} \setbeamercolor{structure}{fg=black!80} \setbeamercolor{frametitle}{fg=black!80} \begin{document} \begin{frame}{One direction} \large For a rank-one matrix $A=uv^{\mathsf T}$, \[\|A\|_{\mathrm{op}}=\|u\|_2\,\|v\|_2.\] \medskip The geometry tells us where to look for equality. \end{frame} \begin{frame}{A proof in three steps} \large \begin{enumerate} \item Write $Ax=u(v^{\mathsf T}x)$. \item<2-> Bound the scalar product by Cauchy--Schwarz. \item<3-> Take $x=v/\|v\|_2$ when $v\ne0$. \end{enumerate} \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Beyond one component} \large For $A=\sum_{j=1}^r u_jv_j^{\mathsf T}$, \[\|A\|_{\mathrm{op}}\leq\sum_{j=1}^r\|u_j\|_2\,\|v_j\|_2.\] \medskip What changes when the directions are orthogonal? \end{frame} \end{document}