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Diagonalization & Matrix Powers · Medium problem

Let x(t)\mathbf{x}(t) solve x′=Ax\mathbf{x}' = A\mathbf{x} with A=(−312−2)A = \begin{pmatrix}-3 & 1\\2 & -2\end{pmatrix} and x(0)=(21)\mathbf{x}(0) = \begin{pmatrix}2\\1\end{pmatrix}. Find lim⁡t→∞x2(t)x1(t)\displaystyle\lim_{t\to\infty}\dfrac{x_2(t)}{x_1(t)}.