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Fixing Hint7-1
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## Secular Determinant
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Since the moment of inertia tensor is only a 3x3 matrix, a brute-force approach via the secular determinant is feasible:
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```latex
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\left|\begin{array}{ccc}
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(I_{11}-\lambda) & I_{12} & I_{13} \\
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I_{21} & (I_{22}-\lambda) & I_{23} \\
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I_{31} & I_{32} & (I_{33}-\lambda) \\
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\end{array}\right| = 0
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<img src="../figures/determinant.png" height="60">
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This leads to a cubic equation in &lambda;, which one can solve directly. Have fun with that.
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