Find y(0.2) for `y''=-4z-4y`, `x_0=0, y_0=0, z_0=1`, with step length 0.1 using Runge-Kutta 3 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)`
Third order Runge-Kutta (RK3) method for second order differential equation formula
`k_1=f(x_n,y_n,z_n)`
`l_1=g(x_n,y_n,z_n)`
`k_2=f(x_n+h/2,y_n+(hk_1)/2,z_n+(hl_1)/2)`
`l_2=g(x_n+h/2,y_n+(hk_1)/2,z_n+(hl_1)/2)`
`k_3=f(x_n+h,y_n+2hk_2-hk_1,z_n+2hl_2-hl_1)`
`l_3=g(x_n+h,y_n+2hk_2-hk_1,z_n+2hl_2-hl_1)`
`y_(n+1)=y_n+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`z_(n+1)=z_n+h/6(l_1+4l_2+l_3)`
for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=0,z_0=1`
`k_1=f(x_0,y_0,z_0)`
`=f(0,0,1)`
`=1`
`l_1=g(x_0,y_0,z_0)`
`=g(0,0,1)`
`=-4`
`k_2=f(x_0+h/2,y_0+(hk_1)/2,z_0+(hl_1)/2)`
`=f(0.05,0.05,0.8)`
`=0.8`
`l_2=g(x_0+h/2,y_0+(hk_1)/2,z_0+(hl_1)/2)`
`=g(0.05,0.05,0.8)`
`=-3.4`
`k_3=f(x_0+h,y_0+2hk_2-hk_1,z_0+2hl_2-hl_1)`
`=f(0.1,0.06,0.72)`
`=0.72`
`l_3=g(x_0+h,y_0+2hk_2-hk_1,z_0+2hl_2-hl_1)`
`=g(0.1,0.06,0.72)`
`=-3.12`
Now,
`y_1=y_0+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=0+0.1/6[1+4(0.8)+(0.72)]`
`=0.082`
`z_1=z_0+1/6(l_1+4l_2+l_3)`
`=1+1/6[-4+4(-3.4)+(-3.12)]`
`=0.6547`
`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.1=0.1`
for `n=1,x_1=0.1,y_1=0.082,z_1=0.6547`
`k_1=f(x_1,y_1,z_1)`
`=f(0.1,0.082,0.6547)`
`=0.6547`
`l_1=g(x_1,y_1,z_1)`
`=g(0.1,0.082,0.6547)`
`=-2.9467`
`k_2=f(x_1+h/2,y_1+(hk_1)/2,z_1+(hl_1)/2)`
`=f(0.15,0.1147,0.5073)`
`=0.5073`
`l_2=g(x_1+h/2,y_1+(hk_1)/2,z_1+(hl_1)/2)`
`=g(0.15,0.1147,0.5073)`
`=-2.4883`
`k_3=f(x_1+h,y_1+2hk_2-hk_1,z_1+2hl_2-hl_1)`
`=f(0.2,0.118,0.4517)`
`=0.4517`
`l_3=g(x_1+h,y_1+2hk_2-hk_1,z_1+2hl_2-hl_1)`
`=g(0.2,0.118,0.4517)`
`=-2.2787`
Now,
`y_2=y_1+h/6(k_1+4k_2+k_3)`
`=0.082+0.1/6[0.6547+4(0.5073)+(0.4517)]`
`=0.1343`
`x_2=x_1+h=0.1+0.1=0.2`
`:.y(0.2)=0.1343`
| `n` | `x_n` | `y_n` | `z_n` | `k_1` | `l_1` | `k_2` | `l_2` | `k_3` | `l_3` | `x_(n+1)` | `y_(n+1)` | `z_(n+1)` |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0.8 | -3.4 | 0.72 | -3.12 | 0.1 | 0.082 | 0.6547 |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.082 | 0.6547 | 0.6547 | -2.9467 | 0.5073 | -2.4883 | 0.4517 | -2.2787 | 0.2 | 0.1343 | |
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