Find y(0.2) for `y'=-y`, `x_0=0, y_0=1`, with step length 0.1 using Midpoint Euler method (first order differential equation) Solution:Given `y'=-y, y(0)=1, h=0.1, y(0.2)=?`
Here, `x_0=0,y_0=1,h=0.1,x_n=0.2`
`y'=-y`
`:. f(x,y)=-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)`
`=-0.95`
`y_(1)=y_0+h k_(2y)`
`=1+0.1*-0.95`
`=0.905`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=0.905`
`k_(1y)=f(x_1,y_1)`
`=f(0.1,0.905)`
`=-0.905`
`k_(2y)=f(x_1+h/2,y_1+h/2 k_(1y))`
`=f(0.1+0.1/2,0.905+0.1/2 *-0.905)`
`=f(0.15,0.8598)`
`=-0.8598`
`y_(2)=y_1+h k_(2y)`
`=0.905+0.1*-0.8598`
`=0.819`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
`:.y(0.2)=0.819`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.905 |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.905 | 0.2 | 0.819 |
This material is intended as a summary. Use your textbook for detail explanation.
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