A linear second order single input continuous-time system is described by the following set of differential equations $$$\eqalign{ & \mathop {{x_1}}\limits^ \bullet \left( t \right) = - 2{x_1}\left( t \right) + 4{x_2}\left( t \right) \cr & \mathop {{x_1}}\limits^ \bullet \left( t \right) = 2{x_1}\left( t \right) - {x_2}\left( t \right) + u\left( t \right) \cr} $$$
Where x₁(t) and x₂(t) are the state variables and u (t) is the control variable. The system is