Find y(0.2) for `y''=-4z-4y`, `x_0=0, y_0=0, z_0=1`, with step length 0.1 using Midpoint Euler method (2nd order derivative) 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)`
Here, `x_0=0,y_0=0,z_0=1,h=0.1,x_n=0.2`
Midpoint Euler method for second order differential equation formula
`y_(n+1)=y_n+h k_(2y)`
`k_(1y)=f(x_n,y_n,z_n)`
`k_(2y)=f(x_n+h/2,y_n+h/2 k_(1y),z_n+h/2 k_(1z))`
`z_(n+1)=z_n+h k_(2z)`
`k_(1z)=g(x_n,y_n,z_n)`
`k_(2z)=g(x_n+h/2,y_n+h/2 k_(1y),z_n+h/2 k_(1z))`
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=0,z_0=1`
`k_(1y)=f(x_0,y_0,z_0)`
`=f(0,0,1)`
`=1`
`k_(1z)=g(x_0,y_0,z_0)`
`=g(0,0,1)`
`=-4`
`k_(2y)=f(x_0+h/2,y_0+h/2 k_(1y),z_0+h/2 k_(1z))`
`=f(0+0.1/2,0+0.1/2 *1,1+0.1/2 *-4)`
`=f(0.05,0.05,0.8)`
`=0.8`
`k_(2z)=g(x_0+h/2,y_0+h/2 k_(1y),z_0+h/2 k_(1z))`
`=g(0+0.1/2,0+0.1/2 *1,1+0.1/2 *-4)`
`=g(0.05,0.05,0.8)`
`=-3.4`
`y_(1)=y_0+h k_(2y)`
`=0+0.1*0.8`
`=0.08`
`z_(1)=z_0+h k_(2z)`
`=1+0.1*-3.4`
`=0.66`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=0.08,z_1=0.66`
`k_(1y)=f(x_1,y_1,z_1)`
`=f(0.1,0.08,0.66)`
`=0.66`
`k_(1z)=g(x_1,y_1,z_1)`
`=g(0.1,0.08,0.66)`
`=-2.96`
`k_(2y)=f(x_1+h/2,y_1+h/2 k_(1y),z_1+h/2 k_(1z))`
`=f(0.1+0.1/2,0.08+0.1/2 *0.66,0.66+0.1/2 *-2.96)`
`=f(0.15,0.113,0.512)`
`=0.512`
`k_(2z)=g(x_1+h/2,y_1+h/2 k_(1y),z_1+h/2 k_(1z))`
`=g(0.1+0.1/2,0.08+0.1/2 *0.66,0.66+0.1/2 *-2.96)`
`=g(0.15,0.113,0.512)`
`=-2.5`
`y_(2)=y_1+h k_(2y)`
`=0.08+0.1*0.512`
`=0.1312`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
`:.y(0.2)=0.1312`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `z_n` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` | `z_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.66 |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.66 | 0.2 | 0.1312 | |
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