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Systems of Differential Equations · Easy problem

For A=(2341)A=\begin{pmatrix}2&3\\4&1\end{pmatrix}, the vector v=(3−4)\mathbf v=\begin{pmatrix}3\\-4\end{pmatrix} is an eigenvector, so x(t)=eλtv\mathbf x(t)=e^{\lambda t}\mathbf v is a straight-line solution of x′=Ax\mathbf x'=A\mathbf x. Find λ\lambda.