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Eigenvalues · Hard problem

A vibrating system has mass-normalized stiffness matrix K=(5−2−22)K = \begin{pmatrix}5 & -2\\-2 & 2\end{pmatrix}, whose eigenvalues are the squares of its two natural angular frequencies. Find the period T=2πωT = \dfrac{2\pi}{\omega} of the FASTER normal mode (the one with the larger angular frequency ω\omega).