Advanced High-School Mathematics

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316 CHAPTER 5 Series and Differential Equations


n xn yn=yn− 1 +F(xn− 1 ,yn− 1 )h y(xn)
0 0 1
1 .2 1
2 .4 1.04
3 .6 1.128
4 .8 1.2736
5 1.0 1.4883
6 1.2 1.788
7 1.4 2.1832
8 1.6 2.6998
9 1.8 3.3598
10 2.0 4.1917


  1. Use the Euler method withh= 0.1 to find approximate values for
    the solution of the initial-value problem over the interval [1,2]


xy′+y= 3x^2 , y(1) =− 2.

Then solve exactly and compare against the approximations.


  1. Do the same over the interval [0,1], (h= 0.1) for


y′= 2xy+

1

y

, y(0) = 1.
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