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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Hard problem

Lagrange's method reduces q(x,y,z)=x2−4xy+3y2+2yz−z2q(x,y,z) = x^2-4xy+3y^2+2yz-z^2 to (x−2y)2−(y−z)2(x-2y)^2 - (y-z)^2 (a sum of only TWO independent squares, even though qq has three variables). This signals that qq's matrix is singular. Find the RANK of qq's symmetric matrix.