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Homework Assignment 2

This document is a homework assignment for a course on Partial Differential Equations, consisting of six questions with varying marks. Questions include classifying differential equations, finding solutions to specific equations, and deriving a partial differential equation for a hanging chain. The assignment is due on November 2, 2019.

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Homework Assignment 2

This document is a homework assignment for a course on Partial Differential Equations, consisting of six questions with varying marks. Questions include classifying differential equations, finding solutions to specific equations, and deriving a partial differential equation for a hanging chain. The assignment is due on November 2, 2019.

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GE600 Partial Differential Equations Homework Assignment 2, Due date: Nov 02.

2019

Question 1 (5 marks)
Classify the following second- order differential equations in the table as A (Elliptic), B (Parabolic), C (Hyperbolic). Justify
your work below.
Differential Equation Type
𝒖𝒕 = 𝒌𝒖𝒙𝒙 , 𝒌 > 𝟎
𝟐𝒖𝒙𝒚 − 𝒖𝒚𝒚 = 𝒖𝒙𝒙 − 𝟑𝒖
𝒖𝒙𝒙 − 𝟒𝒖𝒙𝒚 + 𝟑𝒖𝒚𝒚 = 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒙 + 𝒚)
𝒖𝒙𝒙 + 𝟑𝒖𝒙𝒚 − 𝟒𝒖𝒚𝒚 = 𝟎
𝒖𝒙𝒙 + 𝒖𝒚𝒚 + 𝟐𝒖𝒙𝒚 + 𝟑𝟔𝒖 = 𝟎
Question 2 (10 marks)
(a) Write, and simplify as much as possible, the solution to 𝒖𝒕𝒕 = 𝒖𝒙𝒙 in the 𝒙𝒕-plane which satisfies.
𝟐 𝟐
𝒖(𝒙, 𝟎) = 𝒆−𝒙 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒕 (𝒙, 𝟎) = −𝟐𝒙𝒆−𝒙 𝒇𝒐𝒓 − ∞ < 𝒙 < ∞
(b) Sketch profiles of the solution to part (a) for times t=1, t=2, t=3. “Hint! use d’Alembert’s solution”

Question 3 (10 marks)


Find the solution to 𝒖𝒕 − 𝒖𝒙𝒙 = 𝟎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 − ∞ < 𝒙 < ∞ , 𝟎 < 𝒕 < ∞ Which satisfies 𝒖(𝒙, 𝟎) = 𝒙𝟐 𝒇𝒐𝒓 − ∞ < 𝒙 < ∞ .
you may find the following identities useful.
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 √𝝅 𝟐
∫ 𝒆−𝒑 𝒅𝒑 = √𝝅 , ∫ 𝒑𝒆−𝒑 𝒅𝒑 = 𝟎 , ∫ 𝒑𝟐 𝒆−𝒑 𝒅𝒑 = , ∫ 𝒑𝟑 𝒆−𝒑 𝒅𝒑 = 𝟎
−∞ −∞ −∞ 𝟐 −∞

Question 4 (10 marks)


Find the solution to 𝒖𝒕𝒕 − 𝟒𝒖𝒙𝒙 = 𝟎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 − ∞ < 𝒙 < ∞ , 𝟎 < 𝒕 < ∞ satisfying
𝟏 −𝟒𝒙
𝒖(𝒙, 𝟎) = 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒕 (𝒙, 𝟎) = 𝒇𝒐𝒓 − ∞ < 𝒙 < ∞
𝟏+𝒙 𝟐 (𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 )𝟐
Sketch profiles of the solution at the instants t=1, 2, and 3. “Hint! use d’Alembert’s solution”.

Question 5 (40 marks)


a. Verify that 𝒖(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒆𝒙−𝒚 is a particular solution (i.e one involving no arbitrary function) of the nonhomogeneous partial
differential equation 𝒚𝒖𝒙 + 𝒙𝒖𝒚 = (𝒚 − 𝒙)𝒆𝒙−𝒚 .
b. Find the general solution of the homogeneous partial differential equation 𝒚𝒖𝒙 + 𝒙𝒖𝒚 = 𝟎.
c. Find the solution of 𝒚𝒖𝒙 + 𝒙𝒖𝒚 = (𝒚 − 𝒙)𝒆𝒙−𝒚 that satisfies the auxiliary condition 𝒖(𝒙, 𝟎) = 𝒙𝟒 + 𝒆𝒙 for all real 𝒙
d. What is the largest region of the xy-plane in which the solution in part (c) is uniquely determined?

Question 6 (25 marks)


A flexible chain of length 𝑳 is hanging from one end 𝒙 = 𝟎 but oscillates horizontally. Let the 𝒙 − 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔 point downward and
the 𝒖 − 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔 point to the right. Assume that the force of gravity at each point of the chain equals the weight of the part of the
chain below the point and is directed tangentially along the chain. Drive the partial differential equation satisfied by the chain
assuming the oscillations are small. Hint, apply Newton’s second law, ⃑𝑭𝒏𝒆𝒕 = 𝒎𝒂,
⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑ . to the segment of chain between 𝒙 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒙 + ∆𝒙
and 𝒔𝒆𝒄(𝜶) = √𝟏 + 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜶𝟐
Best wishes, Dr. Hamad

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