why does the local error increase in proportion to the square of the step size but the global error in proportion to the step size in euler's method for solving ODE’s? I am curious and have not been able to find a satisfactory answer

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Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions
Section5.6: Exponential And Logarithmic Equations
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