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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Challenge problem

Two species compete: x′=x(3−x−2y),  y′=y(2−x−y)x' = x(3 - x - 2y),\; y' = y(2 - x - y). Both one-species states (3,0)(3, 0) and (0,2)(0, 2) are stable, and the coexistence equilibrium is a saddle whose stable manifold separates their basins. Find the slope of that separatrix at the saddle.