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Ch. 9 - First-Order Differential Equations
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Capitolo 9, Problema 9.1.41

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′ = √x/y, y > 0, y(0) = 1, dx = 0.1, x* = 1

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Identify the differential equation and initial condition: \(y' = \frac{\sqrt{x}}{y}\) with \(y(0) = 1\).
Set the step size \(\Delta x = 0.1\) and the target point \(x^* = 1\). Determine the number of steps needed: \(n = \frac{x^* - 0}{\Delta x} = 10\) steps.
Apply Euler's method iteratively using the formula: \(y_{k+1} = y_k + \Delta x \cdot f(x_k, y_k)\), where \(f(x, y) = \frac{\sqrt{x}}{y}\).
Start with \(x_0 = 0\) and \(y_0 = 1\). For each step \(k\) from 0 to 9, compute \(y_{k+1}\) using the formula and update \(x_{k+1} = x_k + \Delta x\).
To find the exact solution at \(x^* = 1\), solve the differential equation analytically by separating variables and applying the initial condition, then evaluate the solution at \(x = 1\).

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Euler's method is a numerical technique to approximate solutions of first-order differential equations. It uses a step size to incrementally estimate the function's value by moving along the slope given by the differential equation. This method is especially useful when an exact solution is difficult to find.
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