%% Differential Equations with MATLAB Chapter 8 %% Using ode45 to find a vertical asymptote %% % We look at the equation %% % % $$y' = x + y^2,\ y(0)=1$$ % % What happens when we look for an exact solution? syms x y = dsolve('Dy = x + y^2, y(0)=1', 'x'); pretty(y) %% % The solution invoves two types of Airy functions. It isn't very easy to % see what it means. What happens when we plot the numeric solution obtained % using *ode45*? f = @(x,y) x+y^2; [t,ya] = ode45(f,[0,1],1); plot(t,ya) %% % It has a vertical asymptote between 0.9 and 0.95. We'll plot it on some % smaller intervals. [t,ya] = ode45(f,[0,0.9],1); plot(t,ya) %% [t,ya] = ode45(f,[0,0.95],1); plot(t,ya) %% [t,ya] = ode45(f,[0,0.93],1); plot(t,ya) %% [t,ya] = ode45(f,[0,0.94],1); plot(t,ya) %% % The asymptote is at about t=0.93. You can zoom in to get a better idea.