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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Easy problem

For the Lotka–Volterra system x′=x(1−y),  y′=y(x−1)x' = x(1 - y),\; y' = y(x - 1) with x,y>0x, y > 0, the function V(x,y)=x−ln⁡x+y−ln⁡yV(x, y) = x - \ln x + y - \ln y is constant along every trajectory. What is the value of VV on the trajectory through the point (e,1)(e, 1)?