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daveyman
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Homework Statement
Draw a direction field for the following differential equation:
[tex]x=c_1\left(
\begin{array}{c}
1 \\
1
\end{array}
\right)e^t+c_2\left(
\begin{array}{c}
1 \\
3
\end{array}
\right)e^{-t}[/tex]
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
With a single differential equation, all you do is choose arbitrary x and y values and plug them into the differential equation. What you get is a slope, so you draw a little arrow with this slope at the point (x,y).
However, I don't know how to deal with a system of equations. If I choose arbitrary values for x and t, then I get multiple slopes. I can only draw one arrow at the point (x,t), so what do I do with multiple slopes?
Thank you in advance for your help!
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