document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194382>Question 1194382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the following quadratic form involving three variables,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q\:\left(X_{1,\:X_2\:,\:X_3\:}\right)\:=\:5X^2_1\:+8X_1X_3\:+3X^2_2\:-6X_2X_3+10X^2_3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Derive the symmetric matrix associated with Q<BR>\n" );
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