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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Challenge problem

A real symmetric 2×22\times 2 matrix AA has eigenvalues 22 and 55. A unit vector x\mathbf x satisfies xTAx=3\mathbf x^{T}A\mathbf x = 3. Find ∣Ax∣2|A\mathbf x|^2.