Conic section and matrices

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So I was wondering how $x^TAx=0$, where $x=[x\ y\ 1]'$ has anything to do with matrices. I can clearly see $A$ there but how does any property of $A$ (for example invertability, eigen value, or svd decomposition) gives any information about the conic itself. Looking for a good RSS where I can read the relationship from.