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Ch. 9 - First-Order Differential Equations
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Capitolo 9, Problema 9.1.39

In Exercises 39–42, use Euler’s method with the specified step size to estimate the value of the solution at the given point x*. Find the value of the exact solution at x*.


y' = 2xexp(x²) , y(0) = 2, dx = 0.1, x* = 1

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Identify the differential equation and initial condition: \(y' = 2x \exp(x^2)\) with \(y(0) = 2\).
Set up Euler's method formula: \(y_{n+1} = y_n + f(x_n, y_n) \cdot \Delta x\), where \(f(x, y) = 2x \exp(x^2)\) and \(\Delta x = 0.1\).
Calculate the number of steps needed to reach \(x^* = 1\) starting from \(x_0 = 0\) using \(\text{steps} = \frac{x^* - x_0}{\Delta x} = \frac{1 - 0}{0.1} = 10\) steps.
Iteratively apply Euler's method: for each step \(n\) from 0 to 9, compute \(y_{n+1} = y_n + 2x_n \exp(x_n^2) \cdot 0.1\) and update \(x_{n+1} = x_n + 0.1\).
To find the exact solution at \(x = 1\), integrate the differential equation: \(y = \int 2x \exp(x^2) \, dx + C\). Use substitution \(u = x^2\) to solve the integral, then apply the initial condition \(y(0) = 2\) to find \(C\).

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