Find y(0.2) for `y''=-4z-4y`, `x_0=0, y_0=0, z_0=1`, with step length 0.1 using Euler method (second order differential equation) Solution:Given `y^('')=-4z-4y, y(0)=0, y'(0)=1, h=0.1, y(0.2)=?`
put `(dy)/(dx)=z` and differentiate w.r.t. x, we obtain `(d^2y)/(dx^2)=(dz)/(dx)`
We have system of equations
`(dy)/(dx)=z=f(x,y,z)`
`(dz)/(dx)=-4z-4y=g(x,y,z)`
Euler method for second order differential equation formula
`y_(n+1)=y_n+hf(x_n,y_n,z_n)`
`z_(n+1)=z_n+hg(x_n,y_n,z_n)`
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=0,z_0=1`
`y_1=y_0+hf(x_0,y_0,z_0)`
`=0+(0.1)*f(0,0,1)`
`=0+(0.1)*(1)`
`=0+(0.1)`
`=0.1`
`z_1=z_0+hg(x_0,y_0,z_0)`
`=1+(0.1)*g(0,0,1)`
`=1+(0.1)*(-4)`
`=1+(-0.4)`
`=0.6`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=0.1,z_1=0.6`
`y_2=y_1+hf(x_1,y_1,z_1)`
`=0.1+(0.1)*f(0.1,0.1,0.6)`
`=0.1+(0.1)*(0.6)`
`=0.1+(0.06)`
`=0.16`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
`:.y(0.2)=0.16`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `z_n` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` | `z_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.16 | |
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