Positive definite Negative definate Matrix

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So i need to show if a matrix is positive definite or negative or neither

I have a matrix 3x3 A so i compute xTAx

I am left with an quadratic equation interms of x_1 x_2 and x_3

The Matrix is of the form

A = [ 9 -1 2]
|-1 7 -3|
[2 -3 3]

and solving xTAx i get

9x_1^2 + 7x_2^2 + 3x_3^2 - 2x_1x_2 + 4x_1x_3 - 6x_3x_2

If i need to show that it is positive definite or negative do i need to find an x and set it equal to (x_1 x_2 x_3) st that the xTAx is greater or less than 0?


Also do i need to find eigenvalues to prove anything?

Thanks
 
Here is what i came up with.
Pretty straightftwd

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  • Handwritten working on lined paper: matrix A with rows (9, -1, 2), (-1, 7, -3), (2, -3, 3), and the expansion of the quadratic form x^T A x into 9x1^2 + 7x2^2 + 3x3^2 - 2x1x2 + 4x1x3 - 6x2x3.
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