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Systems of Differential Equations · Superchallenge problem

Consider the saddle x′=x+y, y′=−yx'=x+y,\ y'=-y and the solution with x(0)=(2,−2)\mathbf x(0)=(2,-2), followed for all real tt (past and future). Find the smallest distance from the origin to this trajectory.