Third Order Coupled ODE's

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I have these coupled equations based off Falkner-Skan:

f′′′=−f⋅f′′−(2m/(m+1))⋅(1−(f′)2)−(2/(m+1))⋅Ri⋅θcos(m/(m+1))

&

θ′′=−Pr⋅f⋅θ

With the BC's: f(0)=f′(0)=0 and θ(0)=1. f(5)=1 and θ(5)=0 (5 has been taken as the endpoint)

Where Pr, m and Ri are constants which can be assigned, f and θ are functions of η and the dash (') means derivative with respect to η.

I have a MATLAB file which solves this when Ri=0 by using the shooting method (as this is a BVP) and ODE45 but now it seems like that can no longer be used as easily because now they need to be solved simultaneously when Ri is not zero.

How can I solve this problem using MATLAB for the plots of f' and θ against η?