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This document contains 9 questions regarding partial differential equations for engineers. The questions cover topics such as: 1) Classifying PDEs as linear, quasi-linear, or fully nonlinear. 2) Finding the PDE whose solution is a given function or surface. 3) Eliminating arbitrary functions to find a first order PDE. 4) Finding solutions containing arbitrary functions. 5) Finding integral surfaces. 6) Finding characteristic curves and solving Cauchy problems. 7) Classifying PDEs as elliptic, parabolic, or hyperbolic based on their domain. 8) Reducing PDEs to canonical forms. 9) Reducing PDEs to canonical forms to find

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This document contains 9 questions regarding partial differential equations for engineers. The questions cover topics such as: 1) Classifying PDEs as linear, quasi-linear, or fully nonlinear. 2) Finding the PDE whose solution is a given function or surface. 3) Eliminating arbitrary functions to find a first order PDE. 4) Finding solutions containing arbitrary functions. 5) Finding integral surfaces. 6) Finding characteristic curves and solving Cauchy problems. 7) Classifying PDEs as elliptic, parabolic, or hyperbolic based on their domain. 8) Reducing PDEs to canonical forms. 9) Reducing PDEs to canonical forms to find

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BML Munjal University Gurgaon

Differential Equations for Engineers


 Practice Problems #4

Q1. Classify the following equations (i.e. state whether they are linear, quasi-linear or fully
nonlinear):
(i) ut +aux = 0 (Transport equation), (ii) uux +uy = 0 (Inviscid Burgers equation),
(iii) ♣ p2 + q 2 = 2xy, (iv) ut + xux = 0, (v) ut + aux = u2 ,
(vi) xut + ux = u, (vii) ut = u3 uxxx ((Dym equation).
Q2. ♣ Find the first order PDE whose solution is the given function (or surface) z(x, y):
(a) The family of all spheres in R3 whose centres lie on the z−axis with radius a, i.e.,
x2 + y 2 + (z − c)2 − a2 = 0.
(b) The family of all right circular cones with vertex at (0, 0, c), whose axes coincides the
z−axis with inclination θ, i.e., (x2 + y 2 ) cos 2θ − (z − c)2 sin 2θ = 0. Compare the PDE
obtained with the one obtained in (a). Further, show that any surface z(x, y) = f (x2 + y 2 )
satisfies the same PDE as obtained in (a).
Q3. In the following, by elimination of the arbitrary function F , find a first order p.d.e. satisfied
by z:   √
(i) z = xy + F (x2 + y 2 ), (ii) z = F xy , (iii) ♣ F (x + y, x − z) = 0.

Q4. In the following, find a solution containing arbitrary function:


(i) xp + yq = z, (ii) ♣ yzp + xzq = xy.
Q5. Find the integral surface of xp + yq = z which contains Γ : x0 = s2 , y0 = s + 1, z0 = s.
Q6. ♣ Find the characteristic curves of 2p+3q+8z = 0 and solve the Cauchy problem containing
the given curve:
(a) Γ : z = x2 on the line 2y = 1 + 3x,
(b) Γ : z = e−4x on the line 2y = 3x.
Q7. Determine the domain in which the following partial differential equations can be classified
as either elliptic or parabolic or hyperbolic:
(i) ♣ uyy − xuxy + yux + xuy = 0
(ii) y 2 uxx − 2xyuxy + x2 uyy = 0
(iii) uxx + 2xuxy + (1 − y 2 )uyy = 0
Q8. Reduce the following equations to canonical form:
(i) uxx − x2 yuyy = 0, (y > 0)
2x
(ii) ♣ e uxx + 2e x+y uxy + e2y uyy = 0
2 2
(iii) x uxx + y uyy = 0, (x > 0, y > 0)
(iv) ♣ uxx + 2uxy + 5uyy = xux .
Q9. Reduce the√following equations to canonical forms and hence find solutions:
(i) uxx + 2 3uxy + uyy = 0
(ii) ♣ x2 uxx − 2xyuxy + y 2 uyy + xux + yuy = 0
(iii) ♣ uxx − 2 sin xuxy − cosx uyy − cos xuy = 0.

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