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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Challenge problem

Find the minimum of q=x1x2+x2x3+x3x4+x4x5q = x_1x_2 + x_2x_3 + x_3x_4 + x_4x_5 subject to x12+x22+x32+x42+x52=1x_1^2 + x_2^2 + x_3^2 + x_4^2 + x_5^2 = 1.