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Systems of Differential Equations · Hard problem

A system x′=Ax\mathbf x'=A\mathbf x with A=(−5/23/23/2−5/2)A=\begin{pmatrix}-5/2&3/2\\3/2&-5/2\end{pmatrix} starts at (3,−1)(3,-1). Its solution is a combination of two decaying exponential terms, one for each eigenvalue of AA. Find the time at which these two exponential terms are equal in size.