Find y(0.2) for `y'=-y`, `x_0=0, y_0=1`, with step length 0.1 using Runge-Kutta 2 method (first order differential equation) Solution:Given `y'=-y, y(0)=1, h=0.1, y(0.2)=?`
Method-1 : Using formula `k_2=hf(x_0+h,y_0+k_1)`Second order Runge-Kutta (RK2) method formula
`k_1=hf(x_n,y_n)`
`k_2=hf(x_n+h,y_n+k_1)`
`y_(n+1)=y_n+(k_1+k_2)/2`
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=1`
`k_1=hf(x_0,y_0)`
`=(0.1)f(0,1)`
`=(0.1)*(-1)`
`=-0.1`
`k_2=hf(x_0+h,y_0+k_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.1,0.9)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.9)`
`=-0.09`
`y_1=y_0+(k_1+k_2)/2`
`=1-0.095`
`=0.905`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=0.905`
`k_1=hf(x_1,y_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.1,0.905)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.905)`
`=-0.0905`
`k_2=hf(x_1+h,y_1+k_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.2,0.8145)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.8145)`
`=-0.0815`
`y_2=y_1+(k_1+k_2)/2`
`=0.905-0.086`
`=0.819`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
`:.y(0.2)=0.819`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `k_1` | `k_2` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.09 | 0.1 | 0.905 |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.905 | -0.0905 | -0.0815 | 0.2 | 0.819 |
Method-2 : Using formula `k_2=hf(x_0+h/2,y_0+k_1/2)`Second order Runge-Kutta (RK2) method formula
`k_1=hf(x_n,y_n)`
`k_2=hf(x_n+h/2,y_n+k_1/2)`
`y_(n+1)=y_n+k_2`
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=1`
`k_1=hf(x_0,y_0)`
`=(0.1)f(0,1)`
`=(0.1)*(-1)`
`=-0.1`
`k_2=hf(x_0+h/2,y_0+k_1/2)`
`=(0.1)f(0.05,0.95)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.95)`
`=-0.095`
`y_1=y_0+k_2`
`=1-0.095`
`=0.905`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=0.905`
`k_1=hf(x_1,y_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.1,0.905)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.905)`
`=-0.0905`
`k_2=hf(x_1+h/2,y_1+k_1/2)`
`=(0.1)f(0.15,0.8598)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.8598)`
`=-0.086`
`y_2=y_1+k_2`
`=0.905-0.086`
`=0.819`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
`:.y(0.2)=0.819`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `k_1` | `k_2` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.095 | 0.1 | 0.905 |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.905 | -0.0905 | -0.086 | 0.2 | 0.819 |
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