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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Superchallenge problem

The system x′=x+y2,  y′=−y+x2x' = x + y^2,\; y' = -y + x^2 has a saddle at the origin. Near the origin its unstable manifold is a curve y=h(x)=a2x2+a3x3+a4x4+a5x5+⋯y = h(x) = a_2x^2 + a_3x^3 + a_4x^4 + a_5x^5 + \cdots tangent to the xx-axis. Find a5a_5.