Show that in the limit ?x ? 0, the difference equation for one-dimensional steady conduction with heat generation,is equivalent to the differential equation.
GIVEN
• One dimensional steady conduction with heat generation
SHOW
(a) In the limit of small ?x, the difference equation is equivalent to the differential equation
By definition
so we can rewrite as follows
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