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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Superchallenge problem

For y′=yy' = y, y(0)=1y(0) = 1, Euler's method on [0,1][0, 1] gives A(h)=(1+h)1/hA(h) = (1 + h)^{1/h}, whose error has an expansion A(h)=e+c1h+c2h2+O(h3)A(h) = e + c_1h + c_2h^2 + O(h^3). Using the three values A(1)A(1), A ⁣(12)A\!\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right) and A ⁣(14)A\!\left(\dfrac{1}{4}\right), form the combination αA(1)+βA ⁣(12)+γA ⁣(14)\alpha A(1) + \beta A\!\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right) + \gamma A\!\left(\dfrac{1}{4}\right) that reproduces ee exactly and cancels both the hh and h2h^2 error terms, and evaluate it. Express your answer as a common fraction.