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This document contains a sample exam paper for a third semester civil engineering course covering transforms and partial differential equations. It includes 10 short answer questions in Part A worth 2 marks each and 5 long answer questions in Part B worth 16 marks each. The questions test topics such as Fourier series, Fourier transforms, partial differential equations, and Z-transforms. Sample problems include finding Fourier series representations, solving PDEs, evaluating transforms, and solving difference equations.

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Question Paper Code:: Reg. No.

This document contains a sample exam paper for a third semester civil engineering course covering transforms and partial differential equations. It includes 10 short answer questions in Part A worth 2 marks each and 5 long answer questions in Part B worth 16 marks each. The questions test topics such as Fourier series, Fourier transforms, partial differential equations, and Z-transforms. Sample problems include finding Fourier series representations, solving PDEs, evaluating transforms, and solving difference equations.

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Reg. No. :


B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2010
Third Semester
Civil Engineering
MA2211 TRANSFORMS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
(Common to all Branches of B.E./B.Tech)
(Regulation 2008)
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL Questions
PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks)
1. Write the conditions for a function ( ) x f to satisfy for the existence of a Fourier
series.
2. If
( )

+ =
1
2
2
2
cos
1
4
3
n
n
nx
n
x

, deduce that
6
...
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2 2 2

= + + + .
3. Find the Fourier cosine transform of
ax
e

, 0 x .
4. If ( ) s F is the Fourier transform of ( ) x f , show that ( ) ( ) ( ) s F e a x f F
ias
= .
5. Form the partial differential equation by eliminating the constants a and b
from ( )( )
2 2 2 2
b y a x z + + = .
6. Solve the partial differential equation x pq = .
7. A tightly stretched string with fixed end points 0 = x and l x = is initially in a
position given by ( )
|

\
|
=
l
x
y x y

3
0
sin 0 , . If it is released from rest in this
position, write the boundary conditions.
Question Paper Code: E3121
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E 3121 2
8. Write all three possible solutions of steady state two-dimensional heat
equation.
9. Find the Z-transform of
2
sin
n
.
10. Find the difference equation generated by
n
n n
b a y 2 + = .
PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks)
11. (a) (i) Find the Fourier series for ( )
2
2 x x x f = in the interval 2 0 < < x .
(8)
(ii) Find the half range cosine series of the function ( ) ( ) x x x f = in
the interval < < x 0 . Hence deduce that
90
...
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
4 4 4

= + + + . (8)
Or
(b) (i) Find the complex form of the Fourier series of ( )
ax
e x f = ,
< < x . (8)
(ii) Find the first two harmonics of the Fourier series from the
following table: (8)
x : 0 1 2 3 4 5
y : 9 18 24 28 26 20
12. (a) (i) Find the Fourier transform of ( )

>

=
1 if 0
1 if 1
x
x x
x f . Hence
deduce that the value of

0
4
4
sin
dt
t
t
. (10)
(ii) Show that the Fourier transform of
2
2
x
e

is
2
2
s
e

. (6)
Or
(b) (i) Find the Fourier sine and cosine transforms of
( )

>
< <
=
a x
a x x
x f
, 0
0 , sin
. (8)
(ii) Using Fourier cosine transform method, evaluate
( )( )

+ +
0
2 2 2 2
t b t a
dt
.
(8)
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E 3121 3
13. (a) Solve :
(i) ( ) ( ) xy z q zx y p yz x = +
2 2 2
(8)
(ii) ( ) qz q p = + 1 (4)
(iii)
2 2 2 2
y x q p + = + . (4)
Or
(b) (i) Find the partial differential equation of all planes which are at a
constant distance a from the origin. (8)
(ii) Solve ( ) ( ) y x z D D D D D D 2 sin 2 2 2
2 2
+ = + + where
x
D

= and
y
D

= . (8)
14. (a) A tightly stretched string of length l has its ends fastened at 0 = x and
l x = . The mid-point of the string is then taken to height b and released
from rest in that position. Find the lateral displacement of a point of the
string at time t from the instant of release. (16)
Or
(b) A rectangular plate with insulated surface is 10 cm wide and so long
compared to its width that may be considered infinite in length without
introducing appreciable error. The temperature at short edge 0 = y is
given by
( )



=
10 5 for 10 20
5 0 for 20
x x
x x
u and the other three edges are
kept at 0C. Find the steady state temperature at any point in the plate.
(16)
15. (a) (i) Solve by Z-transform
n
n n n
u u u 2 2
1 2
= +
+ +
with 2
0
= u and 1
1
= u .
(8)
(ii) Using convolution theorem, find the inverse Z-transform of
3
4
|

\
|
z
z
. (8)
Or
(b) (i) Find
( )
( )( )
2
1
2
2
1 1
z z z
Z
z z

(
+
(
+ (

and
( )( )
1
1 2
z
Z
z z

(
(


. (6 + 4)
(ii) Find ( ) n na Z
n
sin . (6)


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