The following system models the exchange of nutrients between mother and fetus in the placenta:                                       dC1/dx=−α1(C1−C2)                            dC2dx=−α2(C1−C2) where C1(x) is the concentration of nutrients in the maternal bloodstream at a distance x along the placental membrane and C2(x) is the concentration of nutrients in the fetal bloodstream at a distance x. Here, α1and α2 are constants and α1 ≠α2​. If C1(0)=c0​ and C2(0)=C0​, use eigenvalues and eigenvectors to solve the system for C1(x) and C2(x). Please, answer all the steps and be careful with uppercase and lowercase C.

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The following system models the exchange of nutrients between mother and fetus in the placenta:

                                      dC1/dx=−α1(C1−C2)

                           dC2dx=−α2(C1−C2)

where C1(x) is the concentration of nutrients in the maternal bloodstream at a distance x along the placental membrane and C2(x) is the concentration of nutrients in the fetal bloodstream at a distance x. Here, α1and α2 are constants and α1 ≠α2​. If C1(0)=c0​ and C2(0)=C0​, use eigenvalues and eigenvectors to solve the system for C1(x) and C2(x). Please, answer all the steps and be careful with uppercase and lowercase C. 

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