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APM2611/101/0/2023

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2023

Differential Equations
APM2611

Year Module

Department of Mathematical Sciences

This tutorial letter contains important information about Assignment 3.

BARCODE
ASSIGNMENT 03
Due date: Thursday, 10 August 2023
Total Marks: 65
UNIQUE ASSIGNMENT NUMBER:

ONLY FOR YEAR MODULE

Question 1: 12 Marks

Use the power series method to solve the initial value problems below

(1.1) (6)
2 ′′ ′ ′
(1 − x )y − 6xy − 4y = 0; with y(0) = 1; and y (0) = 1

(1.2) (6)
2 ′′ ′ ′
(x + 1)y − 6xy + 12y = 0; y (0) = 1, y (0) = 1.

Question 2: 15 Marks

Calculate the Laplace transform of the following functions:

(2.1) t sin 2t. (5)

(2.2) (2t − 1)U(t − 1). (5)


Z t
(2.3) (t − 1) τ e−τ dτ . (5)
0

Question 3: 5 Marks

Calculate the Laplace transform of the following functions from first principles:

(3.1) ( (2)
(3t + 2) 0≤t <1
f (t) =
0 t ≥1

(3.2) ( (3)
sin t − π2 ≤t < π
2
f (t) = π
0 t≥ 2

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Question 4: 10 Marks

Calculate the following inverse Laplace transforms:


 
−1 2s − 1
(4.1) L (5)
s2 − 4s + 13

e−2s
 
−1
(4.2) L (5)
s−2

Question 5: 15 Marks

Solve the following initial value problems by using Laplace transforms:

(5.1) (5)
′′ ′ −2(t−1) ′
x (t) + 5x (t) + 6x(t) = e , with x(1) = 0, and x (1) = 0.

(5.2) (5)
′′ ′ −2t ′
2x (t) + 3x (t) − 2x(t) = te , with x(0) = 0, and x (0) = 1.

(5.3) (5)
′′ ′ ′
x (t) + 4x (t) = −2t − sin(t − 4), with x(4) = 0, and x (4) = 1.

Question 6: 8 Marks

Use separation of variables to find a product solution of the following partial differential equation
(other than u(x, y) = 0):
∂u ∂u
+ =u
∂x ∂y

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