If a real symmetric matrix has two diagonal entries of opposite sign, it has two eigenvalues of opposite sign?

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Given an $n × n$ real symmetric matrix, with atleast two diagonal entries that are of opposite sign, does this matrix have both a positive eigenvalue and a negative eigenvalue?

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Yes, because the corresponding quadratic form is indefinite; it takes both positive and negative values.