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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Medium problem

A biologist models early bacterial growth by y′=yy' = y (population, in millions), y(0)=1y(0) = 1. The local truncation error of one Euler step is approximated by h22y′′(t0)\dfrac{h^2}{2}y''(t_0); for this equation y′′=y′=yy'' = y' = y, so at t0=0t_0 = 0 it equals h22\dfrac{h^2}{2}. What is the largest step size h>0h > 0 that keeps this estimated first-step error at or below 0.0050.005? Express your answer as a decimal, to at least two places.