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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Medium problem

The positive definite matrix A=(4225)A = \begin{pmatrix}4 & 2\\2 & 5\end{pmatrix} has a Cholesky factorization A=LLTA = LL^{T} with LL lower triangular and positive diagonal entries. Find the entry of LL in row 2, column 2.