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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Medium problem

For the symmetric matrix A=(4−2−26)A = \begin{pmatrix}4 & -2\\-2 & 6\end{pmatrix}, evaluate the quadratic form xTAx\mathbf x^{T}A\mathbf x at x=(3,2)\mathbf x = (3, 2).