Use Euler’s method with dx = 0.5 to estimate y(5) if y′ = y²/√x and y(1) = −1. What is the exact value of y(5)?

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Identify the differential equation and initial condition: $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y^2}{\sqrt{x}}$ with $y(1) = -1$.

Set the step size $\Delta x = 0.5$ and determine the points at which to approximate $y$: starting from $x=1$, the points are \$1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5$.

Apply Euler's method iteratively using the formula $y_{n+1} = y_n + \Delta x \cdot f(x_n, y_n)$, where $f(x,y) = \frac{y^2}{\sqrt{x}}$. For each step, calculate the slope $f(x_n, y_n)$ and update $y$ accordingly.

Continue this process until you reach $x=5$, which will give you the Euler's method estimate for $y(5)$.

To find the exact value of $y(5)$, solve the differential equation analytically by separating variables and integrating both sides, then apply the initial condition to find the constant of integration and evaluate $y$ at $x=5$.

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