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464 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS<br />
y<br />
that x = 0 when y = 1, in the range<br />
x = 0(0.2)1.0. [see Table 49.5]<br />
3.0<br />
Table 49.5<br />
x<br />
y<br />
2.5<br />
0 1<br />
0.2 1<br />
0.4 0.96<br />
0.6 0.8864<br />
0.8 0.793664<br />
1.0 0.699692<br />
2.0<br />
Figure 49.8<br />
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 x<br />
Euler’s method of numerical solution of <strong>differential</strong><br />
<strong>equation</strong>s is simple, but approximate. The method is<br />
most useful when the interval h is small.<br />
Now try the following exercise.<br />
Exercise 185 Further problems on Euler’s<br />
method<br />
1. Use Euler’s method to obtain a numerical<br />
solution of the <strong>differential</strong> <strong>equation</strong><br />
dy<br />
dx = 3 − y , with the initial conditions that<br />
x<br />
x = 1 when y = 2, for the range x = 1.0 to<br />
x = 1.5 with intervals of 0.1. Draw the graph<br />
of the solution in this range.<br />
Table 49.4<br />
x<br />
y<br />
1.0 2<br />
1.1 2.1<br />
1.2 2.209091<br />
1.3 2.325000<br />
1.4 2.446154<br />
1.5 2.571429<br />
[see Table 49.4]<br />
conditions<br />
2. Obtain a numerical solution of the <strong>differential</strong><br />
<strong>equation</strong> 1 dy<br />
+ 2y = 1, given the initial<br />
x dx<br />
3.(a) The <strong>differential</strong> <strong>equation</strong> dy<br />
dx + 1 =−y x<br />
has the initial conditions that y = 1at<br />
x = 2. Produce a numerical solution of<br />
the <strong>differential</strong> <strong>equation</strong> in the range<br />
x = 2.0(0.1)2.5.<br />
(b) If the solution of the <strong>differential</strong> <strong>equation</strong><br />
by an analytical method is given by<br />
y = 4 x − x , determine the percentage error<br />
2<br />
at x = 2.2.<br />
[(a) see Table 49.6 (b) 1.206%]<br />
Table 49.6<br />
x<br />
y<br />
2.0 1<br />
2.1 0.85<br />
2.2 0.709524<br />
2.3 0.577273<br />
2.4 0.452174<br />
2.5 0.333334<br />
4. Use Euler’s method to obtain a numerical<br />
solution of the <strong>differential</strong> <strong>equation</strong><br />
dy<br />
dx = x − 2y , given the initial conditions<br />
x<br />
that y = 1 when x = 2, in the range<br />
x = 2.0(0.2)3.0.<br />
If the solution of the <strong>differential</strong> <strong>equation</strong> is<br />
given by y = x2<br />
, determine the percentage<br />
4<br />
error by using Euler’s method when x = 2.8.<br />
[see Table 49.7, 1.596%]