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This system of differential equations (DE1) has two eigenvalues of opposite sign (λ=1 and λ=−2). The point (0,0) is unstable and called a saddle point.
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This system of differential equations (DE2) has two eigenvalues of opposite sign (λ=1 and λ=−1). The point (0,0) is unstable and called a saddle point.
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This system of differential equations (DE3) has two negative eigenvalues (λ=−1 and λ=−4). The point (0,0) is called a sink or a stable node.
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This system of differential equations (DE4) has two positive eigenvalues (λ=1 and λ=4). The point (0,0) is called a source or an unstable node.
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This system of differential equations (DE5) has two complex conjugate eigenvalues (λ=
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![odeplot(sol5, [[t, x(t)], [t, y(t)]], 0 .. 10, color = [](images/worksheet_lin_diff_eq_52.gif)
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This system of differential equations (DE6) has two complex conjugate eigenvalues (λ=
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![odeplot(sol6, [[t, x(t)], [t, y(t)]], 0 .. 19, color = [](images/worksheet_lin_diff_eq_71.gif)
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