Convexity of a multivariable function.

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I have the following function : $f(x,y)=(1-x)^2+10(y-x^2)^2$

To prove that $f(x,y)$ is convex we need to calculate the Hessian matrix :

$\nabla^2f(x,y)=\pmatrix{120x^2-40y+2&-40x \\ -40x&20}$

This function is convex only if : $120x^2-40y+2> 0$ and $det(H)>0$

I'm stuck here and not able to prove $120x^2-40y+2> 0$ and $det(H)>0$.