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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Challenge problem

The system x′=x(1−x),  y′=x−yx' = x(1 - x),\; y' = x - y has a saddle at the origin and a stable node at (1,1)(1, 1). The branch of the origin's unstable manifold that enters the region x>0x > 0 runs all the way to (1,1)(1, 1). At what height yy does this heteroclinic orbit cross the line x=12x = \tfrac12? Give an exact answer.