Differential EquationsChallengeNumerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta
Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Challenge problem
A two-stage explicit Runge–Kutta method has the form , , . Take . For which value of (with the matching ) is the method second-order accurate, that is, does one step agree with the Taylor expansion of the exact solution through the term for every smooth ? Express your answer as a common fraction.