Calculate the first four Picard Iterates of the equation y' - y = x^2

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Calculate the first four Picard Iterates of the equation y' - y = x^2 with the condition y(0) = -1

and it was given that y'(x) = x^2 +y and y(0)= -1



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The definition of Picard iterates is

\phi_0=y(x_0),

\phi_{n+1}(x)=\phi_0+\int_{x_0}^x f(s,\phi_n(s))ds,

where f is given by

y&#039;(x)=f(x,y(x)).[/itex]<br /> <br /> In your case, f(x,y(x))=x^2+y, \phi_0=y(0)=-1, and<br /> <br /> \phi_1=-1+\int_0^x (s^2+\phi_0)ds=-1+\int_0^x (s^2-1)ds.<br /> <br /> What is \phi_2? and \phi_n?