The slope field for has arrows that are horizontal along the parabola

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus AB · Differential Equations · Differential Equations

Problem

The slope field for dydx=x2−y\dfrac{dy}{dx}=x^{2}-y has arrows that are horizontal along the parabola y=x2y=x^{2}, point downward when y>x2y>x^{2}, and point upward when y<x2y<x^{2}. Choose one initial point (x0,y0)(x_{0},y_{0}) with y0>x02y_{0}>x_{0}^{2} such that the corresponding solution curve will first decrease toward the parabola, reach a minimum on it, and then increase for all larger xx. State your chosen point and briefly justify the predicted qualitative behavior.

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