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Prove: If A is an n × n symmetric matrix all of whose eigenvalues are nonnegative,...

Prove: If A is an n × n symmetric matrix all of whose eigenvalues are nonnegative, then xTAx ≥ 0 for all nonzero x in the vector space Rn.

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