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Existence, Uniqueness & Bifurcations · Challenge problem

The equation y′=2∣y∣y' = 2\sqrt{|y|} does not have unique solutions through points with y=0y = 0. A solution satisfies y(−1)=−1y(-1) = -1 and y(2)=1y(2) = 1. For how long a time interval is this solution identically zero?