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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Challenge problem

Heun's method applied to the test equation y′=λyy' = \lambda y gives yn+1=(1+z+z22)yny_{n+1} = \left(1 + z + \dfrac{z^2}{2}\right) y_n with z=λhz = \lambda h. For λ=−10\lambda = -10, what is the largest step size hh for which the iterates do not grow, that is, ∣1+z+z22∣≤1\left|1 + z + \dfrac{z^2}{2}\right| \le 1? Express your answer as a common fraction.