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Find the larger eigenvalue of the Hermitian matrix A=[3113]A = \begin{bmatrix}3 & 1 \\ 1 & 3\end{bmatrix}. (Hint: eigenvalues are (tr±tr24det)/2(\mathrm{tr} \pm \sqrt{\mathrm{tr}^2 - 4\det})/2 with tr=6\mathrm{tr} = 6, det=8\det = 8.)