MATLAB: Solving second order implicit differential equation

differential equationsimplicit ode

I have a differential equation that I would like to solve and it has the form: . How would people recommend I solve this numerically? Thanks!

Best Answer

Just convert the 2nd order ODE into Cauchy form. You will of course need 2 initial condtions.
Define x, now you original equation is re-written as
, so that means your system of 1st order ODEs is now
Of course we will need to know the form of f(z) to solve.
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