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02.04.quiz 1 Solutions

B. There is an unstable fixed point at 1 and a stable fixed point at 9. The differential equation dX/dt = f(X) has two fixed points, one at X = 1 that is unstable and one at X = 9 that is stable, as shown by the phase line diagram where solutions increase between 1 and 9 and decrease outside of that range, with the stable fixed point attracting solutions and the unstable fixed point repelling them.

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02.04.quiz 1 Solutions

B. There is an unstable fixed point at 1 and a stable fixed point at 9. The differential equation dX/dt = f(X) has two fixed points, one at X = 1 that is unstable and one at X = 9 that is stable, as shown by the phase line diagram where solutions increase between 1 and 9 and decrease outside of that range, with the stable fixed point attracting solutions and the unstable fixed point repelling them.

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Solutions to Quiz 1, Unit 2.

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Consider the dierential equation dX = f (X ) , dt where f (X ) is shown in the gure. 1. Which of the following statements about the dierential equation are true. It may help to rst draw the phase line for this equation. A. There is a stable xed point at 1 and an unstable xed point at 9. B. There is an unstable xed point at 1 and a stable xed point at 9. C. There is an unstable xed point at 5 D. All orbits tend toward negative innity Solution: The answer is B. The function X (t) increases if X is between 1 and 9, and it decreases if X < 1 or X > 9. There are two xed points: 1 and 9. The situation is summarized in the phase line below. We thus see that 1 is unstable and 9 is stable. (1)

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