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Numerical Methods: Euler to Runge–Kutta · Superchallenge problem

The backward Euler method is applied to x′=yx' = y, y′=−xy' = -x from (1,0)(1, 0), with nn steps of size h=2πnh = \dfrac{2\pi}{n} covering one period. Let rn=xn2+yn2r_n = \sqrt{x_n^2 + y_n^2} be the final distance from the origin. Find lim⁡n→∞n (1−rn)\displaystyle\lim_{n \to \infty} n\,(1 - r_n).