Solution

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The vector is an eigenvector with eigenvalue one. The other two orthogonal directions give eigenvalues two and five, leading to
Its columns are an orthonormal eigenbasis, so and . Multiplying by and gives . Eigenvector signs and the joint order of columns and diagonal entries may be changed consistently.

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