Problem 6. Suppose that there is a method which solves a differential equa- tion on an interval [a, b] and only involves local truncation errors. If the local truncation error is of order O(hn+1), then show that the total error (sum of all truncation errors) is of order O(h").

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Problem 6. Suppose that there is a method which solves a differential equa-
tion on an interval [a, b] and only involves local truncation errors. If the local
truncation error is of order O(hn+1), then show that the total error (sum of all
truncation errors) is of order O(h").
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6. Suppose that there is a method which solves a differential equa- tion on an interval [a, b] and only involves local truncation errors. If the local truncation error is of order O(hn+1), then show that the total error (sum of all truncation errors) is of order O(h").
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