Eigenvectors for matrix products

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From "Oscillations" chapter in Classical mechanics Goldstein

$A=H^{-1}U$,

then the eigenvalue of A,

$\lambda = \frac{x^{T}Ux}{x^{T}Hx}$

where $x$ is the eigenvector of $A$ and U, H are real symmetric matrices.

If $y$ is the eigenvector of $U$, then what is the relationship between $y$ and $x$?

P.S: I am looking to prove that when the eigenvalues of U increases, corresponding $\lambda $ also increases.

Is it possible to derive a relationship such as $y^{T}Uy=k.x^{T}Ux$? Then I could show that if LHS increases, then RHS also increases.