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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Medium problem

A function's Hessian at a critical point is H=(3443)H = \begin{pmatrix}3 & 4\\4 & 3\end{pmatrix}. Determine whether this point is a local min, local max, or saddle by finding the signs of HH's eigenvalues, then report the NEGATIVE eigenvalue.