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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Hard problem

A predator-prey model is x′=x(8−2x−y),  y′=y(3x−6)x' = x(8-2x-y),\; y' = y(3x-6). Its coexistence equilibrium is a stable spiral. Find the time it takes for the amplitude of the oscillation around it to decay by half.