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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Superchallenge problem

The symplectic Euler method for x′=yx' = y, y′=−xy' = -x updates xn+1=xn+h ynx_{n+1} = x_n + h\,y_n, then yn+1=yn−h xn+1y_{n+1} = y_n - h\,x_{n+1}. Run it with h=12h = \dfrac{1}{2} from (x0,y0)=(1,0)(x_0, y_0) = (1, 0) forever. Find the supremum of the computed values xnx_n over all n≥0n \ge 0.