Question: Problems 11 through 13 deal with the predatorprey system in which the prey population x (t) is logistic but the predator population y(t) would (in

Problems 11 through 13 deal with the predator–prey system

dx dt dy dt = 5x-x-xy, = -2y + xy, (4)

in which the prey population x (t) is logistic but the predator population y(t) would (in the absence of any prey) decline naturally. Problems 11 through 13 imply that the three critical points (0,0), (5,0), and (2,3) of the system in (4) are as shown in Fig. 9.3.14-with saddle points at the origin and on the positive x-axis, and with a spiral sink interior to the first quadrant. In each of these problems use a graphing calculator or computer system to construct a phase plane portrait for the linearization at the indicated critical point. Do your local portraits look consistent with Fig. 9.3.14?

Show that the linearization of (4) at (5,0) is u' = -5u - 5v, v' = 3v. Then show that the coefficient matrix of this linear system has the negative eigenvalue λ1 = -5 and the positive eigenvalue λ2 = 3. Hence (5,0) is a saddle point for the system in (4).

dx dt dy dt = 5x-x-xy, = -2y + xy, (4)

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