Consider the homogeneous system of equations
Check (find derivatives and show LHS=RHS) that x_1(t) is a solution of the above equation (2).
Two independent eigenvectors of the matrix are:
u_1 with eigenvalue lambda = r_1, and
u_2 with eigenvalue lambda = r_2.
Use the definition of eigenvalue: Au = lambda u to find the corresponding eigenvalues r_1 and r_2. (fill in each blank with one real number, in the correct order — they are not interchangeable.)
r_1 =
r_2 =
c. The general solution set of the above system (2) of differential equations is a 2-dimensional set. Using the fact that the vector-valued function x(t) = e^{lambda t} u is a solution of (2) for each eigenvalue lambda and eigenvector u, fill in the blanks with column vectors to state the solution set:
With scalar coefficients C_1, C_2 in R, solution set = {C_1______ + C_2______}.
d. For your answer in part c., which scalars give the solution x_1(t) from part a.?
C_1 =
C_2 =