Question

Consider the initial value problem X′=AX, X(0)=[−4,-2], with A=[−6,0,1,−6] and X=[x(t)y(t)] (a) Find the eigenvalue λ, an eigenvector V1, and a generalized eigenvector V2 for the coefficient matrix of this linear system. λ= , V1= ⎡⎣⎢⎢ ⎤⎦⎥⎥ , V2= ⎡⎣⎢⎢ ⎤⎦⎥⎥ $ (b) Find the most general real-valued solution to the linear system of differential equations. Use t as the independent variable in your answers. X(t)=c1 ⎡⎣⎢⎢ ⎤⎦⎥⎥ + c2 ⎡⎣⎢⎢ ⎤⎦⎥⎥ (c) Solve the original initial value problem. x(t)= y(t)=

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