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Systems of Differential Equations · Hard problem

A repeated eigenvalue gives x′=(11−13)x\mathbf x'=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\-1&3\end{pmatrix}\mathbf x with x(0)=(1,0)\mathbf x(0)=(1,0) the solution x1(t)=(1−t)e2tx_1(t)=(1-t)e^{2t}. At the time x1(t)x_1(t) is largest (for t≥0t\ge0), find the value of x2(t)x_2(t) at that same moment.