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= Solution

Let $Av=\lambda v$ for a nonzero eigenvector $v$ of the <Hermitian matrix> $A$. Hermitian symmetry of the <inner product> gives
$$
\lambda\lVert v\rVert^2
=(v,Av)=(Av,v)
=\overline\lambda\lVert v\rVert^2.
$$
Since $lVert v\rVert^2>0$, $lambda=\overline\lambda$, so every eigenvalue is real.

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