Existence of Unique Solution for Nonlinear System with Arbitrary Constants

In summary, the conversation discusses a nonlinear system with two equations and two arbitrary constants, and the desire to show that a unique solution exists for any values of the constants. The suggestion is made to represent the system as a first-order differential equation with an initial value, and to use a theorem that connects the Lipschitz continuity of the function to the existence of a unique solution. The goal is to show the existence of a unique solution, without necessarily finding an expression for it.
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Show that the nonlinear system

$\dot{X_1}=2\cos X_2, X_1(0)=a$

$\dot{X_2}=3\sin X_1, X_2(0)=b$

has a unique solution for the arbitrary constants $a$ and $b$.

how to solve this system? Thanks.
 
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You are asked to show that a unique solution exists, but you don't need to necessarily find an expression for it. Write
\[
\dot{x}(t) = f(x(t)), \qquad t \in \mathbb{R}, \qquad x(0) = (a,b),
\]
with $f : \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}^2$ given by $f(x) = (2\cos{x_2}, 3\sin{x_1})$. Do you know a theorem that relates the Lipschitz continuity of $f$ to the existence of a unique solution to the above initial-value problem?
 

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Solving a nonlinear system involves finding the values of the variables that satisfy all of the equations in the system. This can be done through various methods such as substitution, elimination, or graphing.

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