In Exercises 7 and 8, make a change of variable that

Chapter 5, Problem 7E

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Problem 7E

In Exercises 7 and 8, make a change of variable that decouples the equation . Write the equation  and show the calculation that leads to the uncoupled system  specifying P and D.

A as in Exercise 5

Reference:

In Exercises 3–6, solve the initial value problem  for . Classify the nature of the origin as an attractor, repeller, or saddle point of the dynamical system described by .Find the directions of greatest attraction and/or repulsion. When the origin is a saddle point, sketch typical trajectories.

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QUESTION:

Problem 7E

In Exercises 7 and 8, make a change of variable that decouples the equation . Write the equation  and show the calculation that leads to the uncoupled system  specifying P and D.

A as in Exercise 5

Reference:

In Exercises 3–6, solve the initial value problem  for . Classify the nature of the origin as an attractor, repeller, or saddle point of the dynamical system described by .Find the directions of greatest attraction and/or repulsion. When the origin is a saddle point, sketch typical trajectories.

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Solution  7E

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Consider the differential equation  where,

.

The objective is to write the decoupled equation  as uncoupled system .

First it is need to find the matrices  such that .

Find the characteristic polynomial of the matrix :

Therefore, the eigenvalues of  are 4, 6.

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