Math 2552 – Differential Equations – Fall 2023 Worksheet 06 - modified

Autonomous Equations (2.5)

1. Find and classify all equilibrium points, draw a phase line, sketch solutions in the
yt-plane, and determine whether each equilibrium point is

ˆ asymptotically stable,
ˆ stable but not asymptotically stable, or
ˆ unstable.

a. y ′ = y 2 (1 − y)

 
′ 2 3
b. y = y ln y +
4

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Linear systems (3.2, 3.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3)

1. Write the following system in matrix-vector form

x′1 = x1 + x2 , x′2 = 4x1 − 2x2 , x1 (0) = 9, x2 (0) = −1.

Find the general solutions, and solve the initial value problem.

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2. Write the following system in matrix-vector form, and find the general solutions.

x′1 = 3x1 + 6x2 , x′2 = −x1 − 2x2 .

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      
1 1 2
−t  −t  8t  
3. Determine whether x1 (t) = e 0 , x2 (t) = e
 −4 , and x3 (t) = e
 1
−1  1 2
3 2 4
′
form a fundamental set of solutions for x = 2 0 2 x. In other words, are

4 2 3
x1 (t), x2 (t), x3 (t) three linearly independent solutions of the above system?