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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Medium problem

A fossil's carbon-14 fraction remaining follows y′=−λyy' = -\lambda y with λ=ln⁡25730\lambda = \dfrac{\ln 2}{5730} per year (half-life 57305730 years), y(0)=1y(0) = 1. A simplified model takes one Euler step of size h=1000h = 1000 years to estimate the fraction remaining after 10001000 years. By how much does the true value e−1000λe^{-1000\lambda} exceed this Euler estimate? Round to the nearest thousandth.