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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Challenge problem

How many negative eigenvalues does the symmetric matrix of the quadratic form q=x12+x22+x32+x42+4x1x2+6x2x3+8x3x4q = x_1^2 + x_2^2 + x_3^2 + x_4^2 + 4x_1x_2 + 6x_2x_3 + 8x_3x_4 have?