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Homework Statement
This isn't really homework help, I'm just trying to see if there is a "proper" way of doing this.
Given
[tex]\frac{dx}{dt} = x - y^2[/tex]
[tex]\frac{dy}{dt} = x - 2y + x^2[/tex]
show that the system is almost linear.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
[tex]\left(\begin{array}{c}x&y\end{array}\right)' = \left(\begin{array}{cc}1&0\\1&-2\end{array}\right) \left(\begin{array}{c}x&y\end{array}\right) + \left(\begin{array}{c}-y^2&x^2\end{array}\right)[/tex],
where [tex]\left(\begin{array}{c}-y^2&x^2\end{array}\right)[/tex],
is the tail.
I was taught that the way you get the tail, is just separate the parts that are not just [tex]x[/tex] or [tex]y[/tex]. But there has to be a better, or I should say correct way of finding the tail. Just separating the equation seems too simple. And besides, I tried this method for:
[tex]\frac{dx}{dt} = (1 + x) \sin{y}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{dy}{dt} = 1 - x - \cos{y}[/tex]
And it didn't work.