function [] = prob_2_38() % PROB_2_38 - % % Written by: % -- % John L. Weatherwax 2005-04-12 % % email: wax@alum.mit.edu % % Please send comments and especially bug reports to the % above email address. % %----- p = 4/3; a = exp( (1/3)*log(81/16) ); b = (27/40)*(1/a)^2; x0 = .001; y0 = [ a*x0^p + b*x0^(p+1); a*p*x0^(p-1) + b*(p+1)*x0^p ]; [x,y] = ode45(@f,[x0 3],y0); figure; plot( x, y(:,1), '-o' ); hold on; grid on; plot( x, a*x.^p + b*x.^(p+1), '-r' ); function ode = f(x,y) % F - % ode = [ y(2); exp(x)/sqrt(y(1)) ];