Spectrum of a symmetric matrix

Which spectral property always holds for a real symmetric matrix (the structure behind PCA and covariance analysis)?

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  1. This is the spectral theorem.
  2. Think about what makes PCA work.

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Real eigenvalues and an orthonormal eigenbasis (A=QΛQ⊤A = Q\Lambda Q^\top)

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