How can I solve a system of nonlinear differential equations with constants?

In summary, the conversation discusses a method for solving a pair of nonlinear equations and finding a relationship between x and mu. It is suggested to eliminate t and use a solvable integral to find x(mu), and then use it to solve the original differential equation for mu(t).
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[tex]\frac{d\mu }{dt}=-\left( kx\right) \left( \frac{\mu _{m}^{3}-\mu ^{2}\mu
_{m}}{\mu ^{2}+\mu _{m}^{2}-2\mu \mu _{m}+\mu ^{2}K_{s}}\right) [/tex]
[tex]
\frac{dx}{dt}=\mu x [/tex]
Any method for me to solve the pair of nonlinear equations or numerical graph of the differential equation.

*[tex]\mu_{m}[/tex] and [tex] K_{s}[/tex] are constants.
 
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I suggest first to eliminate t in order to obtain the relationship between x and mu.
So that the function x(mu) appears on the form of a solvable integral (in attachment)
Then bringing back x(mu) into the original ODE system would lead to a differential equation where the remaining unknown function is mu(t).
 

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What is a system of nonlinear ODE?

A system of nonlinear ODE stands for a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. It is a set of equations that describe the behavior of a dynamic system, where the rate of change of each variable depends on the values of all other variables. Nonlinear ODEs are different from linear ODEs because the variables and their derivatives are raised to powers other than one and are multiplied or divided instead of being added or subtracted.

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