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Systems of Differential Equations · Hard problem

For the system x′=x+my, y′=4x+yx'=x+my,\ y'=4x+y, find the value of the constant mm for which the solution starting at (1,−2)(1,-2) tends to the origin as t→∞t\to\infty (while a generic nearby solution grows without bound, since the origin is a saddle).