You are using a central finite difference to approximate a second derivative, with the recursion formula Yi-1-2yi+Yi+1 y" For Ax = Ax2 = 0.27, what order of magnitude do you expect the error of this approximation to be?

Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter4: Calculating The Derivative
Section4.2: Derivatives Of Products And Quotients
Problem 37E
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You are using a central finite difference to approximate a second derivative, with the recursion formula
Yi-1-2yi+Yi+1
y"
For Ax
=
Ax2
= 0.27, what order of magnitude do you expect the error of this approximation to be?
Transcribed Image Text:You are using a central finite difference to approximate a second derivative, with the recursion formula Yi-1-2yi+Yi+1 y" For Ax = Ax2 = 0.27, what order of magnitude do you expect the error of this approximation to be?
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