Eigenvalues & Eigenvectorseasy
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The Rayleigh quotient of a vector x\mathbf{x} for a symmetric matrix AA is defined as R(x)=xTAxxTxR(\mathbf{x}) = \frac{\mathbf{x}^T A \mathbf{x}}{\mathbf{x}^T \mathbf{x}}. For which vectors does R(x)R(\mathbf{x}) equal an eigenvalue of AA?