Prove that if A is an n x n real and symmetric matrix, then eigenvectors corresponding to different eigenvalues are orthogonal

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Prove that if A is an n x n real and symmetric matrix, then eigenvectors corresponding to different eigenvalues are orthogonal. That is, if λi and λj are eigenvalues with λ λj, and vi and vj are the corresponding eigenvectors, then viTvj = 0.

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