Determine the stability of the equilibrium points of the following autonomous ordinary differential equation dx/dt = x^2 - 1 Select one: both x = 1 and x = -1 are stable x = 1 is unstable and x = -1 is stable x = 1 is stable and x = -1 is unstable x = 1 is stable but we cannot determine the stability of x = -1 both x = 1 and x = -1 are unstable
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