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Systems of Differential Equations · Hard problem

Let A=(−1−33−1)A=\begin{pmatrix}-1&-3\\3&-1\end{pmatrix} and x′=Ax\mathbf x'=A\mathbf x with x(0)=(1,0)\mathbf x(0)=(1,0); the point spirals into the origin, rotating at a constant rate of 33 radians per unit time while its distance from the origin decays exactly like e−te^{-t}. Find the total angle (in radians) through which the point has turned by the time its distance from the origin has shrunk by a factor of ee.