Exercise · ZW-RUNGE-KUTTA-METHODS-008 · ★★☆ Intermediate
With \(y'=y\), \(y(0)=1\) and \(h=0.2\), what is the slope \(k_1\) in the first step of any explicit Runge-Kutta method?
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- D. \(1\)
Explanation
Since \(k_1=f(t_0,y_0)=y_0\) and \(y_0=1\), the slope is \(1\), independent of \(h\).
Review the concept: Runge-Kutta methods
Runge-Kutta methods are families of one-step numerical schemes that approximate the solution of an initial value problem by evaluating the function \(f\) at several intermediate points within each step.
\[y_{n+1}=y_n+h\sum_{i=1}^{s} b_i k_i\]
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