Find y(0.5) for `y'=-2x-y`, `x_0=0, y_0=-1`, with step length 0.1 using Euler method (first order differential equation) Solution:Given `y'=-2x-y, y(0)=-1, h=0.1, y(0.5)=?`
Euler method
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=-1`
`y_1=y_0+hf(x_0,y_0)`
`=-1+(0.1)f(0,-1)`
`=-1+(0.1)*(1)`
`=-1+(0.1)`
`=-0.9`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=-0.9`
`y_2=y_1+hf(x_1,y_1)`
`=-0.9+(0.1)f(0.1,-0.9)`
`=-0.9+(0.1)*(0.7)`
`=-0.9+(0.07)`
`=-0.83`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
for `n=2,x_2=0.2,y_2=-0.83`
`y_3=y_2+hf(x_2,y_2)`
`=-0.83+(0.1)f(0.2,-0.83)`
`=-0.83+(0.1)*(0.43)`
`=-0.83+(0.043)`
`=-0.787`
`x_3=x_2+h=0.2+0.1=0.3`
for `n=3,x_3=0.3,y_3=-0.787`
`y_4=y_3+hf(x_3,y_3)`
`=-0.787+(0.1)f(0.3,-0.787)`
`=-0.787+(0.1)*(0.187)`
`=-0.787+(0.0187)`
`=-0.7683`
`x_4=x_3+h=0.3+0.1=0.4`
for `n=4,x_4=0.4,y_4=-0.7683`
`y_5=y_4+hf(x_4,y_4)`
`=-0.7683+(0.1)f(0.4,-0.7683)`
`=-0.7683+(0.1)*(-0.0317)`
`=-0.7683+(-0.0032)`
`=-0.7715`
`x_5=x_4+h=0.4+0.1=0.5`
`:.y(0.5)=-0.7715`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| 1 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.83 |
| 2 | 0.2 | -0.83 | 0.3 | -0.787 |
| 3 | 0.3 | -0.787 | 0.4 | -0.7683 |
| 4 | 0.4 | -0.7683 | 0.5 | -0.7715 |
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