Let A be a symmetric 2 2 matrix and let be a nonzero scalar for

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Let A be a symmetric 2 × 2 matrix and let α be a nonzero scalar for which the equation xTAx = α is consistent. Show that the corresponding conic section will be nondegenerate if and only if A is nonsingular.
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