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The product rule and chain rule give . At zero the slope is zero and the curve passes through . Consequently the tangent line is
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For independent fair dice, the probability of avoiding one on each die is . ThereforeThe complement of an event gives
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For this separable differential equation, away from , separation gives , or on a connected interval. The initial condition gives , henceThe maximal interval containing on which this solves the printed differential equation is . Although the linear formula extends through one, the right-hand side there is and the original equation is undefined. The equilibrium solution , lost if one divides by , does not satisfy the initial condition.
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Put . The values , , and give the Taylor expansionThe factorial in the quadratic term accounts for its coefficient .
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Multiply numerator and denominator by the complex conjugate :The real part and imaginary part are therefore
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The characteristic polynomial isIts roots give the two eigenvaluesTheir sum is zero, agreeing with the trace of the matrix.
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The first partial derivatives factor asBoth vanish at the origin, verifying that it is a stationary point. Since , every stationary point has ; the first equation then gives . Thus one requested additional point is ; the other is .
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