How Can I Solve This Complex Math Problem?

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I really can't do this question . Can someone please help me?
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This seems like a "textbook-style" problem, and should probably therefore be in the homework section, even if it is not proper homework (at least this is what the moderators have said before).

Do you have a description of finite-difference methods in your textbook? It should explain how to define the discretized derivatives.

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Well yes i have that:
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But what about the magnitude of the errors and the excel part question\\/
 
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