Runge-Kutta 4th order Method of Ordinary Differential Equations

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RUNGE-KUTTA 4TH ORDER METHOD

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ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

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Pick the most appropriate answer.

To solve the ordinary differential equation

by Runge-Kutta 4^th order method, you need to rewrite the equation as

Given and using a step size of , the value of using Runge-Kutta 4^th order method is most nearly

- 0.25011

-4297.4

-1261.5
0.88498
Note: At the end of this document, see formulas used to answer this question as there are a few different versions of the Runge-Kutta 4^th order method.

Given , and using a step size of , the best estimate of

Runge-Kutta 4th order method is most nearly

-1.6604
-1.1785
-0.45831
2.7270

Note: At the end of this document, see formulas used to answer this question as there are a few different versions of the Runge-Kutta 4^th order method.

The velocity (m/s) of a parachutist is given as a function of time (seconds) by

Using Runge-Kutta 4^th order method with a step size of 5 seconds, the distance traveled by the body from to seconds is estimated most nearly as

341.43 m

428.97 m

429.05 m

703.50 m

Note: At the end of this document, see formulas used to answer this question as there are a few different versions of the Runge-Kutta 4^th order method.

5. Runge-Kutta method can be derived from using first three terms of Taylor series of writing the value of , that is the value of at , in terms of and all the derivatives of at . If , the explicit expression for if the first five terms of the Taylor series are chosen for the ordinary differential equation

would be

A hot solid cylinder is immersed in an cool oil bath as part of a quenching process. This process makes the temperature of the cylinder,, and the bath, , change with time. If the initial temperature of the bar and the oil bath is given as 600° C and 27°C, respectively, and

Length of cylinder = 30 cm

Radius of cylinder = 3 cm

Density of cylinder = 2700 kg/m^3

Specific heat of cylinder = 895 J/kg-K

Convection heat transfer coefficient = 100 W/(m^2-K)

Specific heat of oil = 1910 J/(kg-K)

Mass of oil = 2 kg

The coupled ordinary differential equations governing the heat transfer are given by

The following equations are used to answer questions#2, 3, and 4

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