In: Advanced Math
| A vector y  = 
[R(t)  F(t)]T
describes the populations of some rabbits R(t)
and foxes F(t). The populations obey the system
of differential equations given by y′  = 
Ay where A = 
 The rabbit population begins at 84000. If we want the rabbit population to grow as a simple exponential of the form R(t) = R0e8t with no other terms, how many foxes are needed at time t = 0? (Note that the eigenvalues of A are λ = 8 and 2.)  |