MATH2420 F15

Assignment HW10 due 12/02/2015 at 11:59pm CST

B. Unstable.
1. (1 pt)
C. Stable.
Consider the system
2. (1 pt)

Consider the system



dx
= Ax,
dt

x=

x1
x2

with a given matrix A:


A=

3
2

2
2

dx
= Ax,
dt

x=

x1
x2

with a given matrix A:

a) Classify the equilibrium point (0, 0) as to type, and b) determine whether it is stable, asymptotically stable, or unstable.


A=

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question a) is:

5
3

1
1

a) Classify the equilibrium point (0, 0) as to type, and b) determine whether it is stable, asymptotically stable, or unstable.

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question a) is:
A. Unstable node.
B. Stable node.
C. Unstable focus.

A. Unstable node.

D. Saddle.

B. Saddle.

E. Center.

C. Stable node.

F. Stable focus.

D. Center.
E. Unstable focus.
F. Stable focus.

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question b) is:

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question b) is:

A. Asymptotically stable
1

 A. Stable.

A. Stable.

B. Unstable.

B. Asymptotically stable.

C. Asymptotically stable

C. Unstable

3. (1 pt)

4. (1 pt)

Consider the system

Consider the system

dx
= Ax,
dt

x=

x1
x2

x0
y0

= x+y+2
= xy

with a given matrix A:

a) Determine the equilibrium of the system

A=

1
1

5
3

b) determine whether it is stable, asymptotically stable, or unstable.

a) Classify the equilibrium point (0, 0) as to type, and b) determine whether it is stable, asymptotically stable, or unstable.

c) Classify the equilibrium point you found as to type.

The equilibrium (x , y ) is

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question a) is:

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question b) is:
A. Unstable node.
B. Stable node.
A. Unstable.
C. Center.
B. Asymptotically stable
D. Stable focus.
C. Stable.
E. Saddle
F. Unstable focus.
Randomized Multiple Choice
Answer to question c) is:
Randomized Multiple Choice
Answer to question b) is:
2

 A. Saddle.

A. Center.

B. Stable focus.

B. Saddle

C. Center.

C. Stable node.

D. Stable node.

D. Unstable focus.

E. Unstable focus.

E. Unstable node.

F. Unstable node.

F. Stable focus.

6. (1 pt)
5. (1 pt)

Find the positive equilibrium point of the system

(0, 0) is an equilibrium point of the system

dx
= 1 xy
dt
dx
= (1 + x) sin y x
dt

dy
= x y3
dt

dy
= 1 x cos y
dt

Evaluate the Jacobi matrix at this point.

a) Determine its stability.
b) Determine the type of this equilibrium.

Evaluate the Jacobi matrix at this point.

a) Determine its stability.
b) Determine the type of the zero equilibrium.

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question a) is:

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question a) is:
A. Stable.
A. Stable.

B. Unstable

B. Asymptotically stable.

C. Asymptotically stable.

C. Unstable

Randomized Multiple Choice

Answer to question b) is:
Randomized Multiple Choice
Answer to question b) is:
A. Unstable focus.
3

 B. Saddle

E. Stable node.

C. Unstable node.

F. Stable focus.

D. Center.

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