$n=2: \quad A=\left(
\begin{array}{cc}
0 & 1 \\
1 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right),\quad \lambda_{max}=\frac{1}{2} \left(1+\sqrt{5}\right),\quad x^2-x-1=0$
$n=3: \quad A=\left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
1 & 0 & 1 \\
0 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right),\quad \lambda_{max}=1+\sqrt{2},\quad x^2-2x-1=0$
$n=4: \quad A=\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
1 & 1 & 0 & 1 \\
1 & 0 & 1 & 1 \\
0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right),\quad \lambda_{max}=\frac{1}{2} \left(3+\sqrt{13}\right),\quad x^2-3x-1=0$
$n=5: \quad A=\left(
\begin{array}{ccccc}
1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 0 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right),\quad \lambda_{max}=2+\sqrt{5},\quad x^2-4x-1=0$
$n=6: \quad A=\left(
\begin{array}{cccccc}
1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\
\end{array}
\right),\quad \lambda_{max}=\frac{1}{2} \left(5+\sqrt{29}\right),\quad x^2-5x-1=0$
$\vdots$
$n=n,\quad x^2-(n-1)x-1=0\implies \lambda_{max}=\frac{1}{2} \left(n-1+\sqrt{n^2-2 n+5}\right) $