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Given the system of diffe-eq's:
[tex]x'(t)=x(t)+9y(t)[/tex]
[tex]y'(t)=-2x(t)-5y(t)[/tex]
I solved these ok. My question is, when graphing the solution curves on a direction field, I set up the direction field using the vector:
[tex](x+9y)\hat{i}+(-2x-5y)\hat{j}[/tex]
My question is, what is the relationship between this vector, and:
[tex]\frac{\frac{dy}{dt}}{\frac{dx}{dt}}=\frac{dy}{dx}[/tex]
Are they supposed to be equivalent?
Thanks!
[tex]x'(t)=x(t)+9y(t)[/tex]
[tex]y'(t)=-2x(t)-5y(t)[/tex]
I solved these ok. My question is, when graphing the solution curves on a direction field, I set up the direction field using the vector:
[tex](x+9y)\hat{i}+(-2x-5y)\hat{j}[/tex]
My question is, what is the relationship between this vector, and:
[tex]\frac{\frac{dy}{dt}}{\frac{dx}{dt}}=\frac{dy}{dx}[/tex]
Are they supposed to be equivalent?
Thanks!