<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">AJCM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>American Journal of Computational Mathematics</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2161-1203</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/ajcm.2018.83022</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">AJCM-87619</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Physics&amp;Mathematics</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Application of Differential Transformation Method to Boundary Value Problems of Order Seven and Eight
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>R.</surname><given-names>B. Ogunrinde</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>O.</surname><given-names>M. Ojo</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria</addr-line></aff><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>31</day><month>08</month><year>2018</year></pub-date><volume>08</volume><issue>03</issue><fpage>269</fpage><lpage>278</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>5,</day>	<month>October</month>	<year>2017</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>26,</day>	<month>September</month>	<year>2018</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>29,</day>	<month>September</month>	<year>2018</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  This paper presents the use of differential transformation method (DTM), an approximating technique for solving linear higher order boundary value problems. Using DTM, approximate solutions of order seven and eight boundary value problems were developed. Approximate results are given for some examples to illustrate the efficiency and accuracy of the method. The results from this method are compared with the exact solutions.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>DTM</kwd><kwd> Differential Equation</kwd><kwd> Boundary Value Problems</kwd><kwd> Numerical Methods</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>Higher order boundary value problems arise in the study of hydrodynamics and hydro magnetic stability, astronomy, fluid dynamics, astrophysics, engineering and applied physics. The boundary value problems of higher order have been investigated due to their mathematical importance and the potential for applications in diversified applied sciences [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref1">1</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref2">2</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref3">3</xref>] .</p><p>Explicit weighting coefficients are formulated to implement the Generalized Differential Quadrature Rule (GDQR) for eighth-order differential equations. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref4">4</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref5">5</xref>] used Nonic spline and Non polynomial spline technique for the numerical solution of eighth-order linear special case boundary value problems. The methods presented in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref6">6</xref>] have also been proven to be second order convergent. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref7">7</xref>] employed finite-difference method to find the solution of eighth-order boundary value problems. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref8">8</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref9">9</xref>] presented an efficient numerical algorithm using Adomian decomposition method for the solutions of special eighth-order boundary value problem. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref10">10</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref11">11</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref12">12</xref>] proposed a relatively new analytical technique, the variational iteration decomposition method (VIDM), for solving the eighth-order boundary value problems. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref13">13</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref14">14</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref15">15</xref>] presented the solution of eighth order boundary value problem using octic spline. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref16">16</xref>] presented the solutions of eighth order boundary value problems using Adomian decomposition method.</p><p>A great deal of interest has been focused on the applications of differential transformation method (DTM) to solve various scientific models [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref13">13</xref>] . In this paper, we are interested in the application of differential transformation method to solve higher order boundary value problems of order seven and eight. The concept of differential transformation method was first introduced by Zhou in 1986, and it was applied to solve linear and non-linear initial value problems in electric circuit analysis. The method can be used to evaluate the approximating solution by the finite Taylor series and by the iteration procedure describes by the transformed equations obtained from the original equation using the operations of differential transformation [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref11">11</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.87619-ref12">12</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. The Differential Transformation Method (DTM)</title><p>A kth order differential transformation of a function y ( x ) = f ( x ) is defined about a point x = x 0 as:</p><p>Y ( K ) = [ d k y ( x ) d x k ] x = x 0 (2.1)</p><p>where k belongs to the set of non-negative integers, denoted as the K-domain.</p><p>The function y ( x ) may be expressed in terms of the differential transforms y ( K ) as:</p><p>y ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ [ ( x − x 0 ) k k ! ] Y ( k ) (2.2)</p><p>Upon combining 2.1 and 2.2, we obtain: y ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ 1 k ! ( x − x 0 ) k [ d k y ( x ) d x k ] x = x 0</p><p>Which is actually the Taylor’s series for y ( x ) at about = x 0 .</p><p>From the basic definition of the differential transformation, one can obtain certain laws of transformational operations, some of these, are listed in the following:</p><p>1) If z ( x ) = u ( x ) &#177; v ( x ) , then Z ( k ) = U ( k ) &#177; V (k)</p><p>2) If z ( x ) = α u ( x ) , then Z ( k ) = α U (k)</p><p>3) If z ( x ) = d u ( x ) d x then, Z ( k ) = ( k + 1 ) U ( k + 1 )</p><p>4) If z ( x ) = d 2 y ( x ) d x 2 then, Z ( k ) = ( k + 1 ) ( k + 2 ) U ( k + 2 )</p><p>5) If z ( x ) = d m y ( x ) d x m then, Z ( k ) = ( k + 1 ) ( k + 2 ) ⋯ ( k + m ) U ( k + m )</p><p>6) If z ( x ) = u ( x ) v ( x ) then Z ( k ) = ∑ l = 0 k V ( l ) U ( k − l )</p><p>7) If z ( x ) = x m then, Z ( k ) = ∂ ( k − n ) where, ∂ ( k − n ) = { 1           k = n 0       k ≠ n</p><p>8) If z ( x ) = e λ x then, Z ( k ) = λ k !</p><p>9) If z ( x ) = sin ( ω x + α ) then, Z ( k ) = ω k ! sin ( π k 2 + α )</p><p>10) If z ( x ) = cos ( ω x + α ) then, Z ( k ) = ω k ! cos ( π k 2 + α )</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. The Higher Order Boundary Value Problem</title><p>1) even order boundary value problems</p><p>Consider the special (2m) order BVP of the form</p><p>y ( 2 m ) ( x ) = f ( x , y ) ,     0 &lt; x &lt; b (3.1)</p><p>With boundary conditions</p><p>y ( 2 m ) ( 0 ) = α 2 j ,     j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , ( m − 1 ) (3.2)</p><p>y ( 2 m ) ( b ) = β 2 j ,     j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , ( m − 1 ) (3.3)</p><p>2) odd order boundary value problems</p><p>Consider the special (2m + 1) order BVP of the form</p><p>y ( 2 m + 1 ) ( x ) = f ( x , y ) ,     0 &lt; x &lt; b (3.4)</p><p>With boundary conditions</p><p>y ( 2 j + 1 ) ( 0 ) = ϒ 2 j + 1 ,     j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , ( m ) (3.5)</p><p>y ( 2 j + 1 ) ( b ) = ϒ 2 j + 1 ,     j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , ( m ) (3.6)</p><p>It is interesting to point out that y ( x ) and f ( x , y ) are assumed real and as many times differentiable as required for x ∈ [ 0 , b ]</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Analysis of Higher Order Boundary Value Problems by Differential Transformation</title><p>Let the differential transform of the deflection function y ( x ) be defined from Equation (2.1) as:</p><p>Y ( K ) = 1 k ! [ d k y ( x ) d x k ] x = x 0 (4.1)</p><p>where x<sub>0</sub> = 0. Also the deflection function may be expressed in terms of Y ( K ) from Equation (2.2) as:</p><p>y ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ [ ( x − x 0 ) k k ! ] Y ( k ) (4.2)</p><p>Now, using the transformation operations which has been formed in sec.2, one can obtain by taking the differential transform of Equations (3.1) and (3.4) respectively and some simplification, the following recurrence equations as m = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯</p><p>Y ( 2 m + k ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ [ ( 2 m ) ! ( 2 m + k ) ! ] Y ( . , . ) (4.3)</p><p>Y ( 2 m + k + 1 ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ [ ( 2 m + 1 ) ! ( 2 m + k + 1 ) ! ] Y ( . , . ) (4.4)</p><p>where Y ( . , . ) denotes the transformed function of linear and non linear function f ( x , y ) . It may be noted that Equation (4.2) is independent of the boundary conditions. The differential transforms of the boundary conditions at x = 0 are obtained from Equations (3.2) and (3.5) in the cases even order (odd order) boundary value problems respectively with the definition 4.1 as:</p><p>Y ( 2 j ) = 1 2 j α 2 j ,     j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , ( 2 m − 1 ) (4.5)</p><p>Y ( 2 j + 1 ) = 1 2 j + 1 γ 2 j ,     j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , 2 m (4.6)</p><p>Substituting from 4.5 and 4.6 into 4.3 and 4.4 and using 4.2, yields for j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , ( m − 1 )</p><p>y ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ [ 1 ( 2 j ) ! α 2 j ] Y ( k ) x k</p><p>And for j = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , m</p><p>y ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ [ 1 ( 2 j + 1 ) ! γ 2 j + 1 ] Y ( k ) x k</p><p>Noting that y ( 2 r + 1 ) ( 0 ) = A r , r = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , ( m − 1 ) , and y ( 2 r ) ( 0 ) = B r , r = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , m , are constants that will be approximated at the end point x = b .</p><p>NUMERICAL EXAMPLES</p><p>Example 1:</p><p>y 8 ( x ) + x y ( x ) = − ( 48 + 15 x + x 3 ) e x ,     0 &lt; x &lt; 1 (1)</p><p>with boundary conditions</p><p>y ( 0 ) = 0 ,       y ( 1 ) = 0 y 1 ( 0 ) = 1 ,       y 1 ( 1 ) = − e y 2 ( 0 ) = 0 ,       y 2 ( 1 ) = − 4 e y 3 ( 0 ) = − 3 ,       y 3 ( 1 ) = − 9 e (2)</p><p>whose analytical solution is y ( x ) = x ( 1 − x ) e x</p><p>transforming using DTM</p><p>Y ( k + 8 ) = k ! ( k + 8 ) ! [ − 48 k ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 k ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( k − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 k ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( k − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 k ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( k − l ) ]</p><p>With boundary conditions</p><p>Y ( 0 ) = 0 ,   Y ( 1 ) = 1 ,   Y ( 2 ) = 0 ,   Y ( 3 ) = − 3 3 ! , Y ( 4 ) = A ,   Y ( 5 ) = B ,   Y ( 6 ) = C ,   Y ( 7 ) = D</p><p>At k = 0</p><p>Y ( 8 ) = 0 ! ( 8 ) ! [ − 48 0 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 0 ∂ ( 0 − 1 ) ( 0 ) ! − ∑ l = 0 0 ∂ ( 0 − 3 ) ( 0 ) ! − ∑ l = 0 0 ∂ ( 0 − 1 ) U ( 0 ) ] = − 1 840</p><p>k = 1</p><p>Y ( 9 ) = 1 ! ( 9 ) ! [ − 48 1 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 1 ∂ ( 1 − 1 ) ( 1 ) ! − ∑ l = 0 1 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 1 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 1 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 1 − l ) ] = − 1 5760</p><p>k = 2</p><p>Y ( 10 ) = 2 ! ( 10 ) ! [ − 48 2 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 2 ∂ ( 1 − 1 ) ( 2 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 2 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 2 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 2 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 2 − l ) ] = − 7 10 !</p><p>k = 3</p><p>Y ( 11 ) = 3 ! ( 11 ) ! [ − 48 3 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 3 ∂ ( 1 − 1 ) ( 3 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 3 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 3 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 3 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 3 − l ) ] = − 69 11 !</p><p>k = 4</p><p>Y ( 12 ) = 4 ! ( 12 ) ! [ − 48 4 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 4 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 4 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 4 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 4 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 4 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 4 − l ) ] = − 1 5702400</p><p>k = 5</p><p>Y ( 13 ) = 5 ! ( 13 ) ! [ − 48 5 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 5 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 5 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 5 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 5 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 5 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 5 − l ) ] = − 183 − A 13 !</p><p>k = 6</p><p>Y ( 14 ) = 6 ! ( 14 ) ! [ − 48 6 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 6 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 6 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 6 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 6 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 6 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 6 − l ) ] = − 258 − B 14 !</p><p>k = 7</p><p>Y ( 15 ) = 7 ! ( 15 ) ! [ − 48 7 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 7 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 7 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 7 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 7 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 7 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 7 − l ) ] = − 363 − C 15 !</p><p>k = 8</p><p>Y ( 16 ) = 8 ! ( 16 ) ! [ − 48 8 ! + 15 ∑ l = 0 8 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 8 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 8 ∂ ( l − 3 ) ( 8 − l ) ! − ∑ l = 0 8 ∂ ( l − 1 ) Y ( 8 − l ) ] = − 504 − D 16 !</p><p>y ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 n Y ( k ) x k</p><p>y ( x ) = x − 3 3 ! x 3 + A x 4 + B x 5 + C x 6 + D x 7 − 1 840 x 8 − 1 5760 x 9     − 79 10 ! x 10 − 69 11 ! x 11 − 1 5702400 x 12 − 183 + A 13 ! x 13     − 258 + B 14 ! x 14 − 363 + C 15 ! x 15 − 504 + D 16 ! x 16 <sup> </sup></p><p>Using the boundary conditions given in (2), the required equation is (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>)</p><p>Y ( x ) = x − 3 3 ! x 3 − 0.180317402 x 4 − 0.492347647 x 5 + 0.272873875 x 6     − 0.094455951 x 7 − 1 840 x 8 − 1 5760 x 9 − 79 10 ! x 10 − 69 11 ! x 11     − 1 5702400 x 12 − 181.8196826 13 ! x 13 − 257.5076524 14 ! x 14     − 363.2728476 15 ! x 15 − 503.905544 16 ! x 16</p><p>Example 2:</p><p>Consider a 7<sup>th</sup> order linear boundary value problem</p><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> Results of Problem 1 for h = 0.1</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >X</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Analytical solution (h = 0.1)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >DTM (h = 0.1)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Error</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0000</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.099465382</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.099477308</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.1926 &#215; 10<sup>−5</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.195424441</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.19557019</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.45749 &#215; 10<sup>−4</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.283470349</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.284021212</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.50863 &#215; 10<sup>−4</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.358037927</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.359304348</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.266421 &#215; 10<sup>−3</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.412180317</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.414365019</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.184702 &#215; 10<sup>−3</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.437308512</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.440411098</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.028230781</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.422888068</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.426705169</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.817101 &#215; 10<sup>−3</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.356086548</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.360307456</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.220908 &#215; 10<sup>−3</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.9</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.22136428</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.225683179</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.318899 &#215; 10<sup>−3</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.365206367 x 10<sup>−</sup><sup>3</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.365206367 &#215; 10<sup>−3</sup></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>U 7 ( x ) = x u ( x ) + e x ( x 2 − 2 x − 6 ) ,     0 ≤ x ≤ 1 (1)</p><p>Subject to the boundary conditions</p><p>U ( 0 ) = 1 ,     U ( 1 ) = 0 U 1 ( 0 ) = 0 ,     U 1 ( 1 ) = − e U 2 ( 0 ) = − 1 ,     U 2 ( 1 ) = − 2 e U 3 ( 0 ) = − 2 (2)</p><p>Whose analytical solution is U ( x ) = ( 1 − x ) e x</p><p>Transformed formular is</p><p>U ( k + 7 ) = k ! ( k + 7 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 k ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( k − l ) + ∑ l = 0 k ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( k − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 k ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( k − l ) ! − 6 k ! ]</p><p>Transformed boundary conditions are</p><p>U ( 0 ) = 1 ,   U ( 1 ) = 0 ,   U ( 2 ) = − 1 2 ! , U ( 3 ) = − 2 3 ! , U ( 4 ) = P ,   U ( 5 ) = Q ,   U ( 6 ) = R</p><p>at k = 1</p><p>U ( 8 ) = 1 ! ( 8 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 1 ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( 1 − l ) + ∑ l = 0 1 ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( 1 − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 1 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 1 − l ) ! − 6 1 ! ] = − 1 5760</p><p>k = 2</p><p>U ( 9 ) = 2 ! ( 9 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 2 ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( 2 − l ) + ∑ l = 0 2 ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( 2 − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 2 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 2 − l ) ! − 6 2 ! ] = − 1 45360</p><p>k = 3</p><p>U ( 10 ) = 3 ! ( 10 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 3 ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( 3 − l ) + ∑ l = 0 3 ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( 3 − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 3 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 3 − l ) ! − 6 3 ! ] = − 1 403200</p><p>k = 4</p><p>U ( 11 ) = 4 ! ( 11 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 4 ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( 4 − l ) + ∑ l = 0 4 ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( 4 − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 4 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 4 − l ) ! − 6 4 ! ] = − 1 3991680</p><p>k = 5</p><p>U ( 12 ) = 5 ! ( 12 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 5 ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( 5 − l ) + ∑ l = 0 5 ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( 5 − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 5 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 5 − l ) ! − 6 5 ! ] = 1 + 30 P 119250400</p><p>k = 6</p><p>U ( 13 ) = 6 ! ( 13 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 6 ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( 6 − l ) + ∑ l = 0 6 ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( 6 − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 6 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 6 − l ) ! − 6 6 ! ] = 1 + 60 Q 518918400</p><p>k = 7</p><p>U ( 14 ) = 7 ! ( 14 ) ! [ ∑ l = 0 7 ∂ ( l − 1 ) U ( 7 − l ) + ∑ l = 0 7 ∂ ( l − 2 ) ( 7 − l ) ! − 2 ∑ l = 0 7 ∂ ( l − 1 ) ( 7 − l ) ! − 6 7 ! ] = 22 + 7 ! R 14 !</p><p>U ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 n U ( k ) x k = 1 − 1 2 x 2 − 1 3 x 3 + P x 4 + Q x 5 + R x 6 − 1 840 x 7 − 1 5760 x 8     − 1 45360 x 9 − 1 403200 x 10 − 1 3991680 x 11     + 1 + 30 P 119750680 x 12 + 1 + 60 Q 518918400 x 13 + 22 + 7 ! R 14 ! x 14 <sup> </sup></p><p>Using the conditions given in (2), the required equation is (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>)</p><p>U ( x ) = 1 − 1 2 x 2 − 1 3 x 3 − 0.125004443 x 4 − 0.033324638 x 5     − 6.948728418 &#215; 10 − 3 x 6 − 1 840 x 7 − 1 5760 x 8 − 1 45360 x 9     − 1 403200 x 10 − 1 3991680 x 11 − 2.75013329 119750400 x 12     − 0.99947828 518918400 x 13 − 13.02159123 14 ! x 14</p><table-wrap id="table2" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref></label><caption><title> Results of Problem 2 for h = 0.1</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >X</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Analytical solution (h = 0.1)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >DTM (h = 0.1)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Error</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.994653826</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.994653825</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>9</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.977122206</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.977122201</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>9</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.944901165</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.944901147</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.8 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>8</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.895094878</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.895094776</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.2 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>8</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.824360635</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.824360563</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7.2 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>8</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.72884752</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.728847377</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.43 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>7</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.604125812</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.604125704</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.08 &#215; 10<sup>−7</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.445108185</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.445108094</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.1 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>8</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.9</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.245960311</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.245960253</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.8 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>8</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.621870471 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>5</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.6 &#215; 10<sup>−</sup><sup>5</sup></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Conclusion</title><p>In this paper, the differential transformation method is used to find the solution of higher order boundary value problems (order seven and eight). The results show that the convergence and accuracy of the method for numerically analysed eight order boundary value problem are in agreement with the analytical solutions. The method is easy to apply and can be applied easily to similar problems that engineering problems. Further work can be done on higher orders.</p></sec><sec id="s6"><title>Conflicts of Interest</title><p>The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.</p></sec><sec id="s7"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Ogunrinde, R.B. and Ojo, O.M. (2018) Application of Differential Transformation Method to Boundary Value Problems of Order Seven and Eight. 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