2. Consider the initial value problem
y'(x) = 2y - y^2 - 1, y(0) = 4
(a) Find any and all equilibrium solutions.
(b) Sketch a phase line for this differential equation, and use it to classify each equilibrium
as asymptotically stable, unstable, or semi-stable.
(c) Based on these conclusions, determine the asymptotic behavior of the above initial value
problem. That is, starting from the initial value y(0) = 4, what value will y(x) approach
as x \to \infty?
(d) Apply Euler's method to numerically approximate the solution of the initial value prob-
lem over the domain 0 \le x \le 3 using a step size of h = 0.5.
(e) Does the behavior of your numerical solution agree with your earlier asymptotic analysis?
If not, what went wrong with the numerical solution process, and how would you suggest
fixing it?