Solution

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The symmetry between the last two coordinates gives the eigenvector with eigenvalue . On vectors , the remaining eigenvalue equation is
whose characteristic polynomial is . Corresponding eigenvectors are and . Thus all eigenvalues and eigenspaces are
Nonzero scalar multiples give all eigenvectors in each eigenspace. The three displayed vectors are mutually orthogonal and have squared norms , respectively.

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