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QUADRATIC FORMS AND DEFINITE MATRICES

A negative semi-definite quadratic form is bounded above by the plane x = 0 but will touch the plane at more than the single point (0,0). It will touch the plane along a line. Figure 4 shows a negative-definite quadratic form. An indefinite quadratic form will notlie completely above or below the plane but will lie above

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