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HW17 Pde

1. The document discusses solving partial differential equations subject to various boundary conditions. It provides the equations and solutions to 5 examples of problems involving finding electric potential, steady-state temperature, solving the heat equation, temperature in an insulated rod, and solving the wave equation.

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HW17 Pde

1. The document discusses solving partial differential equations subject to various boundary conditions. It provides the equations and solutions to 5 examples of problems involving finding electric potential, steady-state temperature, solving the heat equation, temperature in an insulated rod, and solving the wave equation.

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Partial Differential Equations

1. Find the electric potential in a square plate, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, 0 ≤ y ≤ 2, if the upper side is kept
πx
at the potential sin and the other side are kept at zero.
2
1 πx πy
Answer : sinh π sin 2 sinh 2

2. Find the steady-state temperature T (x, y) for a rectangular plate with boundary conditions,

∂T ∂T
T |x=0 = 0, T |x=1 = 1 − y, = 0, = 0.
∂y y=0 ∂y y=1

x X 4 1
Answer : + sinh nπx cos nπy
2 n2 π 2 sinh nπ
n=1,3,5,...

3. Solve the heat equation subject to the given conditions. Assume a rod of length L.
(
1, 0 < x < L2
T |x=0 = 0, T |x=L = 0, T (x, t = 0) = L
0, 2 < x < L.

X 2 nπ α 2 n2 π 2 nπx
Answer : (1 − cos ) exp[− 2
t] sin
nπ 2 L L
n=1,2,3,...

4. Find the temperature T (x, t) in a rod of length


L if the initial
temperature is f (x) and if the
∂T ∂T
ends x = 0 and x = L are insulated, i.e., = 0, = 0.
∂x x=0 ∂x x=L
∞ Z L
1 L α 2 n2 π 2
Z 
2X nπx nπx
Answer : T (x, t) = f (x)dx + f (x) cos dx exp[− 2
t] cos
L 0 L 0 L L L
n=1

5. Solve the wave equation subject to the given conditions,



∂u
u(x = 0, t) = 0, u(x = π, t) = 0, u(x, 0) = 0, = sin x.
∂t t=0
1
Answer : v sin x sin vt
6. Solve the wave equation subject to the given conditions.

∂u
u(x = 0, t) = 0, u(x = L, t) = 0, u(x, 0) as specified in the following figure, = 0.
∂t t=0

1
√  
6 3 πvt πx 1 5πvt 5πx 1 7πvt 7πx
Answer : u(x, t) = 2 cos sin − 2 cos sin + 2 cos sin ...
π L L 5 L L 7 L L

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