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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Medium problem

Rotating the coordinate axes counterclockwise by an angle θ\theta with 0∘<θ<90∘0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ removes the cross term from q(x,y)=x2+23 xy+3y2q(x, y) = x^2 + 2\sqrt3\,xy + 3y^2. Find θ\theta in degrees.