Prove Theorem 5.24. Let A be an n n symmetric matrix. The quadratic form f (x)

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Prove Theorem 5.24.

Let A be an n × n symmetric matrix. The quadratic form f (x)  xTAx is
a. positive definite if and only if all of the eigenvalues of A are positive.
b. positive semidefinite if and only if all of the eigenvalues of A are nonnegative.
c. negative definite if and only if all of the eigenvalues of A are negative.
d. negative semidefinite if and only if all of the eigenvalues of A are nonpositive.
e. indefinite if and only if A has both positive and negative eigenvalues.

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