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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Easy problem

The symmetric matrix A=(4221)A = \begin{pmatrix}4 & 2\\2 & 1\end{pmatrix} has det⁡A=0\det A = 0, so one eigenvalue is 00. Find the other eigenvalue.