Find y(0.5) for `y'=-2x-y`, `x_0=0, y_0=-1`, with step length 0.1 using Midpoint Euler method (first order differential equation) Solution:Given `y'=-2x-y, y(0)=-1, h=0.1, y(0.5)=?`
Here, `x_0=0,y_0=-1,h=0.1,x_n=0.5`
`y'=-2x-y`
`:. f(x,y)=-2x-y`
Midpoint Euler method
`y_(n+1)=y_n+hf(x_n+h/2 ,y_n + h/2 f(x_n,y_n))`
Or
`y_(n+1)=y_n+h k_(2y)`
`k_(2y)=f(x_n+h/2,y_n+h/2 k_(1y))`
`k_(1y)=f(x_n,y_n)`
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=-1`
`k_(1y)=f(x_0,y_0)`
`=f(0,-1)`
`=1`
`k_(2y)=f(x_0+h/2,y_0+h/2 k_(1y))`
`=f(0+0.1/2,-1+0.1/2 *1)`
`=f(0.05,-0.95)`
`=0.85`
`y_(1)=y_0+h k_(2y)`
`=-1+0.1*0.85`
`=-0.915`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=-0.915`
`k_(1y)=f(x_1,y_1)`
`=f(0.1,-0.915)`
`=0.715`
`k_(2y)=f(x_1+h/2,y_1+h/2 k_(1y))`
`=f(0.1+0.1/2,-0.915+0.1/2 *0.715)`
`=f(0.15,-0.8792)`
`=0.5792`
`y_(2)=y_1+h k_(2y)`
`=-0.915+0.1*0.5792`
`=-0.8571`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
for `n=2,x_2=0.2,y_2=-0.8571`
`k_(1y)=f(x_2,y_2)`
`=f(0.2,-0.8571)`
`=0.4571`
`k_(2y)=f(x_2+h/2,y_2+h/2 k_(1y))`
`=f(0.2+0.1/2,-0.8571+0.1/2 *0.4571)`
`=f(0.25,-0.8342)`
`=0.3342`
`y_(3)=y_2+h k_(2y)`
`=-0.8571+0.1*0.3342`
`=-0.8237`
`x_3=x_2+h=0.2+0.1=0.3`
for `n=3,x_3=0.3,y_3=-0.8237`
`k_(1y)=f(x_3,y_3)`
`=f(0.3,-0.8237)`
`=0.2237`
`k_(2y)=f(x_3+h/2,y_3+h/2 k_(1y))`
`=f(0.3+0.1/2,-0.8237+0.1/2 *0.2237)`
`=f(0.35,-0.8125)`
`=0.1125`
`y_(4)=y_3+h k_(2y)`
`=-0.8237+0.1*0.1125`
`=-0.8124`
`x_4=x_3+h=0.3+0.1=0.4`
for `n=4,x_4=0.4,y_4=-0.8124`
`k_(1y)=f(x_4,y_4)`
`=f(0.4,-0.8124)`
`=0.0124`
`k_(2y)=f(x_4+h/2,y_4+h/2 k_(1y))`
`=f(0.4+0.1/2,-0.8124+0.1/2 *0.0124)`
`=f(0.45,-0.8118)`
`=-0.0882`
`y_(5)=y_4+h k_(2y)`
`=-0.8124+0.1*-0.0882`
`=-0.8212`
`x_5=x_4+h=0.4+0.1=0.5`
`:.y(0.5)=-0.8212`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.1 | -0.915 |
| 1 | 0.1 | -0.915 | 0.2 | -0.8571 |
| 2 | 0.2 | -0.8571 | 0.3 | -0.8237 |
| 3 | 0.3 | -0.8237 | 0.4 | -0.8124 |
| 4 | 0.4 | -0.8124 | 0.5 | -0.8212 |
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