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Existence, Uniqueness & Bifurcations · Challenge problem

For each real rr, the equation y′=(y−r)(y−r2)y' = (y - r)(y - r^2) has the equilibria y=ry = r and y=r2y = r^2. For r≠0,1r \ne 0, 1 exactly one of them is stable; call it s(r)s(r). Evaluate ∫02s(r) dr\displaystyle\int_0^2 s(r)\,dr.