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How do I use WolframAlpha to get Initial Values to numerically solve Bessel Function through Runge Kutta? [closed]

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I have to code the Runge-Kutta Method to solve a Bessel Function of the first kind. Here are some excerpts from the instructions of my assignment:

For the initial conditions go to WolframAlpha and,

  1. To eliminate the constant $c_2$ from equation

$$ y(x) = c_1 J_\alpha (x) + c_2 Y_\alpha (x) $$

(General solution to the Bessel equation)

And choose one of the zeros of the Bessel function using the function BesselJZero[n, k], where $n$ is the desired value (I'm given n = 3.2), and $k$ is the $k$th zero of the Bessel function.

  1. To choose $c_1 = 1$, use the function BesselJ[n,x] to select the value of the function at some desired $x$-value.

This procedure will leave the $J_a(x)$ desired function. Don't forget to report the values used.

Questions:

I don’t understand how this procedure provides me with the initial values (i.e., the value of the function at a starting point and the value of its first derivative). Should I separate the second-order equation into a system of first-order equations?

Should I also use DSolve from WolframAlpha?

Thank you so much in advance!


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