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Systems of Differential Equations · Challenge problem

For how many integers kk with −10≤k≤10-10\le k\le10 do the nonzero solutions of x′=(k1−41)x\mathbf x'=\begin{pmatrix}k&1\\-4&1\end{pmatrix}\mathbf x spiral (the origin is a spiral sink or a spiral source, not a center)?