Find y(0.5) for `y'=-2x-y`, `x_0=0, y_0=-1`, with step length 0.1 using Runge-Kutta 3 method (first order differential equation) Solution:Given `y'=-2x-y, y(0)=-1, h=0.1, y(0.5)=?`
Third order Runge-Kutta (RK3) method formula
`k_1=hf(x_n,y_n)`
`k_2=hf(x_n+h/2,y_n+k_1/2)`
`k_3=hf(x_n+h,y_n+2k_2-k_1)`
`y_(n+1)=y_n+1/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
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)*(0.85)`
`=0.085`
`k_3=hf(x_0+h,y_0+2k_2-k_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.1,-0.93)`
`=(0.1)*(0.73)`
`=0.073`
`y_1=y_0+1/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-1+1/6[0.1+4(0.085)+(0.073)]`
`=-0.9145`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=-0.9145`
`k_1=hf(x_1,y_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.1,-0.9145)`
`=(0.1)*(0.7145)`
`=0.0714`
`k_2=hf(x_1+h/2,y_1+k_1/2)`
`=(0.1)f(0.15,-0.8788)`
`=(0.1)*(0.5788)`
`=0.0579`
`k_3=hf(x_1+h,y_1+2k_2-k_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.2,-0.8702)`
`=(0.1)*(0.4702)`
`=0.047`
`y_2=y_1+1/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.9145+1/6[0.0714+4(0.0579)+(0.047)]`
`=-0.8562`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
for `n=2,x_2=0.2,y_2=-0.8562`
`k_1=hf(x_2,y_2)`
`=(0.1)f(0.2,-0.8562)`
`=(0.1)*(0.4562)`
`=0.0456`
`k_2=hf(x_2+h/2,y_2+k_1/2)`
`=(0.1)f(0.25,-0.8334)`
`=(0.1)*(0.3334)`
`=0.0333`
`k_3=hf(x_2+h,y_2+2k_2-k_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.3,-0.8351)`
`=(0.1)*(0.2351)`
`=0.0235`
`y_3=y_2+1/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.8562+1/6[0.0456+4(0.0333)+(0.0235)]`
`=-0.8224`
`x_3=x_2+h=0.2+0.1=0.3`
for `n=3,x_3=0.3,y_3=-0.8224`
`k_1=hf(x_3,y_3)`
`=(0.1)f(0.3,-0.8224)`
`=(0.1)*(0.2224)`
`=0.0222`
`k_2=hf(x_3+h/2,y_3+k_1/2)`
`=(0.1)f(0.35,-0.8113)`
`=(0.1)*(0.1113)`
`=0.0111`
`k_3=hf(x_3+h,y_3+2k_2-k_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.4,-0.8224)`
`=(0.1)*(0.0224)`
`=0.0022`
`y_4=y_3+1/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.8224+1/6[0.0222+4(0.0111)+(0.0022)]`
`=-0.8109`
`x_4=x_3+h=0.3+0.1=0.4`
for `n=4,x_4=0.4,y_4=-0.8109`
`k_1=hf(x_4,y_4)`
`=(0.1)f(0.4,-0.8109)`
`=(0.1)*(0.0109)`
`=0.0011`
`k_2=hf(x_4+h/2,y_4+k_1/2)`
`=(0.1)f(0.45,-0.8104)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.0896)`
`=-0.009`
`k_3=hf(x_4+h,y_4+2k_2-k_1)`
`=(0.1)f(0.5,-0.8299)`
`=(0.1)*(-0.1701)`
`=-0.017`
`y_5=y_4+1/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.8109+1/6[0.0011+4(-0.009)+(-0.017)]`
`=-0.8196`
`x_5=x_4+h=0.4+0.1=0.5`
`:.y(0.5)=-0.8196`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `k_1` | `k_2` | `k_3` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.1 | 0.085 | 0.073 | 0.1 | -0.9145 |
| 1 | 0.1 | -0.9145 | 0.0714 | 0.0579 | 0.047 | 0.2 | -0.8562 |
| 2 | 0.2 | -0.8562 | 0.0456 | 0.0333 | 0.0235 | 0.3 | -0.8224 |
| 3 | 0.3 | -0.8224 | 0.0222 | 0.0111 | 0.0022 | 0.4 | -0.8109 |
| 4 | 0.4 | -0.8109 | 0.0011 | -0.009 | -0.017 | 0.5 | -0.8196 |
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