Initial Value ProblemThe Euler method in a loop

h=0.1;

yprime=-1;

y(1)=1;

for i=2:100

y(i)=y(i-1)+yprime*h;

yprime=-y(i);

end

What are the considerations for using small/large

time steps?

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