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This document contains 12 partial differential equations problems assigned as part of a mathematics course. The problems involve solving initial value problems and Cauchy problems for various second order PDEs, including the wave equation, heat equation, and other equations involving utt, uxx, and other terms. Boundary and initial conditions are provided for determining the solution to each problem.

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This document contains 12 partial differential equations problems assigned as part of a mathematics course. The problems involve solving initial value problems and Cauchy problems for various second order PDEs, including the wave equation, heat equation, and other equations involving utt, uxx, and other terms. Boundary and initial conditions are provided for determining the solution to each problem.

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The University of Zambia

Department of Mathematics and Statistics


MAT 5122 - Partial Differential Equations
Assignment three

1. Solve the IVP


1
utt = uxx , u(x, 0) = , ut (x, 0) = 0.
1 + x2
2. Solve the the cauchy problem

utt = 4uxx , u(x, 0) = 1, ut (x, 0) = cos(2πx).

3. Solve the IVP


2
utt = 4uxx , u(x, 0) = e−x , ut (x, 0) = cos2 x.

4. Find the solution of the following cauchy problem and simplify your answer as much as
possible.
utt = 4uxx , u(x, 0) = x2 , ut (x, 0) = sin 2x.
x+3t
Z
1 1
5. Let u(x, t) = [f (x + 3t) + f (x − 3t)] + g(s)ds be the solution of the Cauchy
2 6
x−3t
problem ( (
1, |x| ≤ 2 1, |x| ≤ 2
utt − 9uxx = 0, u(x, 0) = f (x) = ut (x, 0) = g(x) =
0, |x| > 2, 0, |x| > 2.
(a) Find u(0, 61 ).
(b) discuss the large time behaviour of the solution.
(c) Find the Maximal value of u(x, t) and the points where this maximum is achieved.
(d) Find all the points where u ∈ C 2 .

6. Solve the problem


(
sin(x), if |x| ≤ 1
u(x, 0) = , ut (x, 0) = 0.
0, if |x| > 1.

(
1, |x| ≤ 2
7. Solve the problem utt − 9uxx = 0, u(x, 0) = f (x) =
0, |x| > 2,
ut (x, 0) = g(x) = 0.

8. Solve the problem( utt − uxx = 0, u(x, 0) = f (x) = 0,


cos2 ( πx
2
), |x| ≤ 1
ut (x, 0) = g(x) =
0, |x| > 1.
9. Solve the problem

utt = c2 uxx , 0 < x < π, u(0, t) = u(π, t) = 0, t>0

u(x, 0) = x2 , ut (x, 0) = 0, 0 < x < π.

10. solve the problem Solve the problem

utt = c2 uxx , u(0, t) = u(1, t) = 0, 0 < x < 1, t>0

u(x, 0) = 2 sin(7πx), ut (x, 0) = 0, 0 < x < 1.

11. Solve the problem

utt − uxx = t7 , x ∈ R, t > 0,


u(x, 0) = 2x + sin x, ut (x, 0) = 0, x ∈ R.

12. Solve the problem

utt − uxx = cos 2πx cos 2πt = 0 < x < 1, t > 0,


ux (0, t) = 0, ux (1, t) = 0 = t ≥ 0
u(x, 0) = cos2 πx ut (x, 0) = 2 cos 2πx 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.

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