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Systems of Differential Equations · Challenge problem

For the family x′=(1k2−3)x\mathbf x'=\begin{pmatrix}1&k\\2&-3\end{pmatrix}\mathbf x, there is exactly one value of kk for which the origin is a degenerate (improper) node, with a repeated eigenvalue. Find it.