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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Superchallenge problem

Find the largest constant cc such that x12+x22+x32+x42≥c (x1x2+x2x3+x3x4)x_1^2 + x_2^2 + x_3^2 + x_4^2 \ge c\,(x_1x_2 + x_2x_3 + x_3x_4) for all real x1,x2,x3,x4x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4.