False Position method for 2nd order Differential equation BVP

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I have a good code for the Runge-Kutta method to determine the function for a 2nd order differential equation, but I need to create a code that solves my boundary conditions. My boundaries are y(0)=25 and y(30)=20. I need to determine what y'(0)=? to get y(30)=20 using false position method. When y'(0)=0, y(30)=54.32. When y'(0)=-3, y(30)=-15.3. Basically what I need to do is use the y(30) values [-15.3,54.32] to find what y'(0) would give me y(30)=20 using false position. If anyone has any idea how to code this and can help I would appreciate it! I have put my RK code below. If you need to know more about the problem it is Problem 6 part d in the attached file.
function [KR4] = NewHighway(z1,z2)
C=.053;
f1 = z2 ;
f2 = C*sqrt(1+z2.^2);
KR4 = [f1 ; f2] ;
end
clear all ;
h = 0.01 ; %step size
t = 0:h:30;
a = zeros(1,length(t));
b = zeros(1,length(t));
a(1) = 25 ; %initial values
b(1) = -3 ;
for i = 1:(length(t)-1)
k1 = NewHighway(a(i), b(i)); %steps for RK method
k2 = NewHighway(a(i)+h/2*(k1(1)), b(i) + h/2*(k1(2)));
k3 = NewHighway((a(i)+h/2*k2(1)), b(i) + h/2*(k2(2)));
k4 = NewHighway((a(i)+h*k3(1)), b(i) + h*k3(2));
a(i+1) = a(i) + (h/6)*(k1(1)+ 2*k2(1) + 2*k3(1) + k4(1)); %calculating new values using RK method
b(i+1) = b(i) + (h/6)*(k1(2)+ 2*k2(2) + 2*k3(2) + k4(2));
end
plot(t,a)
a(3001) %the value of the function y at 30 (needs to be 20)

Answers (1)

Torsten
Torsten on 20 Nov 2015
Edited: Torsten on 20 Nov 2015
b30_target = 20;
b0_high = 0;
b0_low = -3;
b30_high = 54.32;
b30_low = -15.3;
solved = 0;
while solved == 0
b0_test = b0_high + (b30_target-b30_high)/(b30_low-b30_high)*(b0_low-b0_high);
% solve BVP with initial conditions a(1)=25 and b(1)=b0_test
b30_test = b(end);
if abs(b30_test-b30_target) < 0.1
solved = 1;
else
if b30_test < b30_target
b30_low = b30_test;
b0_low = b0_test;
else
b30_high = b30_test;
b0_high = b0_test;
end
end
end
Best wishes
Torsten.
  2 Comments
Kevin Tovson
Kevin Tovson on 20 Nov 2015
Hi Torsten. Thanks so much! Where would this code be put into my current code?
Torsten
Torsten on 23 Nov 2015
Edited: Torsten on 23 Nov 2015
I indicated the position where the BVP has to be solved ...
Best wishes
Torsten.

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