Please help me solving this question:
Let $m$ be the minimal value of the quadratic form $\mathbf{x}^t A \mathbf x$ subject to the contraint $\mathbf{x}^t \mathbf x = 1$.
Given a vector on the unit circle in which this minimal value is attained.
$$A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -\frac{7}{4} & \frac{3}{4}\\ \frac{3}{4} & \frac{1}{4} \end{array}\right] $$
$$\left[\begin{array}{c} \frac{3}{\sqrt{10}}\\ -\frac{1}{\sqrt{10}} \end{array}\right] \text { or } \left[\begin{array}{c} -\frac{3}{\sqrt{10}}\\ -\frac{1}{\sqrt{10}} \end{array}\right]$$
I calculated the eigenvectors and eigenvalues and tried to fill them in to the formula: $$\mathbf x_k = c_1 \lambda_1^k \mathbf v_1 + c_2 \lambda_2^k \mathbf v_2$$ and this is not really solving the problem.
What do I need to do tho solve this question?
The Lagrange function is $$ L\left(x,\lambda\right)=x^{\top}Ax+\lambda\left(1-x^{\top}x\right) $$ Derivative wrt $x$ yields $2Ax-2\lambda x=0\implies\left(A-\lambda I\right)x=0$ means $x$ is in the null space of $A-\lambda I$ and $\left|A-\lambda I\right|=0$. So the rule is to find the eigenvectors of $A$. Then, normalize them to $x^{\top}x=1$.