University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Section 16.5 - Systems of Equations and Phase Planes - Exercises - Page 16-33: 12

Answer

$c'(t)=0$ This implies that $c(t)$ is constant.

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $\dfrac{dx}{dt}=(a-by) x$ and $\dfrac{dy}{dt}=(-c+dx) x$ By taking the derivative of both sides of the given equation, we get $c'(t)=(\dfrac{a}{y(t)}-b) y'(t)-(\dfrac{x}{x(t)}-d) x'(t)$ or, $c'(t)=(a-by)(-c+dx) +(c-dx) (a-by) $ or, $c'(t)=(a-by)(-c+dx) -(-c+dx) (a-by) $ Hence, $c'(t)=0$ This implies that $c(t)$ is constant.
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