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=f(x_n,y_n)`
`k_2=f(x_n+h/2,y_n+(hk_1)/2)`
`k_3=f(x_n+h,y_n+2hk_2-hk_1)`
`y_(n+1)=y_n+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=-1`
`k_1=f(x_0,y_0)`
`=f(0,-1)`
`=1`
`k_2=f(x_0+h/2,y_0+(hk_1)/2)`
`=f(0.05,-0.95)`
`=0.85`
`k_3=f(x_0+h,y_0+2hk_2-hk_1)`
`=f(0.1,-0.93)`
`=0.73`
`y_1=y_0+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-1+(0.1)/6[1+4(0.85)+(0.73)]`
`=-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=f(x_1,y_1)`
`=f(0.1,-0.9145)`
`=0.7145`
`k_2=f(x_1+h/2,y_1+(hk_1)/2)`
`=f(0.15,-0.8788)`
`=0.5788`
`k_3=f(x_1+h,y_1+2hk_2-hk_1)`
`=f(0.2,-0.8702)`
`=0.4702`
`y_2=y_1+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.9145+(0.1)/6[0.7145+4(0.5788)+(0.4702)]`
`=-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=f(x_2,y_2)`
`=f(0.2,-0.8562)`
`=0.4562`
`k_2=f(x_2+h/2,y_2+(hk_1)/2)`
`=f(0.25,-0.8334)`
`=0.3334`
`k_3=f(x_2+h,y_2+2hk_2-hk_1)`
`=f(0.3,-0.8351)`
`=0.2351`
`y_3=y_2+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.8562+(0.1)/6[0.4562+4(0.3334)+(0.2351)]`
`=-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=f(x_3,y_3)`
`=f(0.3,-0.8224)`
`=0.2224`
`k_2=f(x_3+h/2,y_3+(hk_1)/2)`
`=f(0.35,-0.8113)`
`=0.1113`
`k_3=f(x_3+h,y_3+2hk_2-hk_1)`
`=f(0.4,-0.8224)`
`=0.0224`
`y_4=y_3+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.8224+(0.1)/6[0.2224+4(0.1113)+(0.0224)]`
`=-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=f(x_4,y_4)`
`=f(0.4,-0.8109)`
`=0.0109`
`k_2=f(x_4+h/2,y_4+(hk_1)/2)`
`=f(0.45,-0.8104)`
`=-0.0896`
`k_3=f(x_4+h,y_4+2hk_2-hk_1)`
`=f(0.5,-0.8299)`
`=-0.1701`
`y_5=y_4+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=-0.8109+(0.1)/6[0.0109+4(-0.0896)+(-0.1701)]`
`=-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 | 1 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.1 | -0.9145 |
| 1 | 0.1 | -0.9145 | 0.7145 | 0.5788 | 0.4702 | 0.2 | -0.8562 |
| 2 | 0.2 | -0.8562 | 0.4562 | 0.3334 | 0.2351 | 0.3 | -0.8224 |
| 3 | 0.3 | -0.8224 | 0.2224 | 0.1113 | 0.0224 | 0.4 | -0.8109 |
| 4 | 0.4 | -0.8109 | 0.0109 | -0.0896 | -0.1701 | 0.5 | -0.8196 |
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