Exercise · ZW-RUNGE-KUTTA-METHODS-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate

A Runge-Kutta method has \(c_2=1/2\), \(a_{21}=1/2\), \(b_1=0\), \(b_2=1\). What is \(b_1+b_2\)?

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  • A. \(1\)

Explanation

Adding the weights \(b_1=0\) and \(b_2=1\) gives \(1\), a necessary condition for consistency.

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