SRI VIDYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, VIRUDHUNAGAR COURSE MATERIAL ( QUESTION BANK)

UNIT 1 – PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

PART -A

1. Form the PDE from (x-a)2+(y-b)2+z2=r2.

ANS
Given (x-a)2+(y-b)2+z2=r2.
Diff with respect to x, Diff with respect to y,
z z
2(x-a)+2z  0  (x  a)  zp  0  (x  a)  zp 2(y-b)+2z  0  (y  b)  zq  0  (y  b)  zq
x y

The pde is (-zp)2+(-zq)2+z2=r2→z2p2+z2q2+z2=r2.

2. Form the partial differential equation by eliminating the constants a and b from z=(x2+a2)(y2+b2)
ANS
Given z=(x2+a2)(y2+b2)
Diff with respect to x partially Diff with respect to y partially,
z p z q
 2x(y 2  b2 )  p  2x(y 2  b2 )  (y 2  b2 )   2y(x 2  a2 )  q  2y(x 2  a2 )  (x 2  a2 ) 
x 2x y 2y

q p pq
z . z is the pde.
2y 2x 4xy

3. Find the pde of the family of spheres having their centers on the Z-axis.
ANS
The equation of sphere having center at (a,b,c) with radius r is given by (x-a)2+(y-b)2+(z-c)2=r2.
Since center (a,b,c) lies on Z-axis, a=0 and b=0.
(1) becomes x2+y2+(z-c)2=r2
Diff with respect to x, Diff with respect to y partially,
z z
2x+2(z-c) 0 2y+2(z-c) 0
x y
x y
 2x  2(z  c)p  0  x  (z  c)p  0  (z  c)   2y  2(z  c)q  0  y  (z  c)q  0  (z  c) 
p q

x  y
The pde is   qx  py
p q

4. Find the partial differential equation of all planes cutting equal intercepts from the X and Y-axis.
ANS

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x y z
WKT the plane equation is    1 (INTERCEPT FORM)
a b c
Since the required plane having equal intercepts from X and Y-axis, we have a=b.
x y z
(1) Becomes,   1
a a c
Diff with respect to x, Diff with respect to y,
1 1 z 1 p 1 p 1 1 z 1 q 1 q
 0  0    0  0  
a c x a c a c a c y a c a c

p q
    p  q. is the required pde.
c c

y
5. Eliminate the arbitrary function f from z= f  
x
ANS
y
Given z= f  
x
Take u= z y
v=
x
Diff w.r.t. x partially, Diff w.r.t. x partially,
u z v y
 p 
x x x x 2

Diff w.r.t y partially, Diff w.r.t y partially,

u z v 1
 q 
y y y x

p qy
The required pde is   0  px  qy  0
x x2

x
6. Form the partial differential equation by eliminating the arbitrary function from z2-xy = f  
z
ANS
x
Given z2-xy = f  
z
Take u= z2-xy x
v=
z
Diff w.r.t. x partially, Diff w.r.t. x partially,

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u z z
 2z  y  2zp  y z  x.
x x v x  z  xp

x z2 z2
Diff w.r.t y partially, Diff w.r.t y partially,
u z v x z xq
 2z  x  2zq  x  . 
y y y z 2 y z 2

 xq  z  xp 
(2zp  y). (2zq  x).   0
z2  z2 
The required pde is  xq(2zp  y)  (2zq  x)(z  xp)  0
 2xzpq  xyq  2z 2q  2zqxp  xz  x 2p  0
 xyq  2z 2q  xz  x 2p  0

7. Find the complete integral of p+q=pq.

ANS
a
The trial solution is z=ax+by+c where a+b=ab →ab-b=a→ b(a 1)  a  b  .
a 1
a
The complete solution is z  ax  yc
a 1
8. Solve the partial differential equation pq=x.
ANS
Given pq=x.
Put q=a
a
ap=x→ p 
x
a
dz  pdx  qdy  dz  dx  ady
x

  
a
Integrate  dz  dx  ady  b  z  a.log x  ay  b is the completesolution.
x
9. Solve (D2-7DD’+6D’2)z=0
ANS
The AE is (m2-7m+6)=0
m=6,1.
CF=f1(y+1x)+f2(y+6x).
P.I=0

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The solution is z=CF+PI.

10. Solve (D3-2D2D’)z=0.
ANS
The AE is m3-2m2=0 →m2(m-2)=0→m=0,0,2.
C.F. = f1(y+0x)+x.f2(y+ox)+f3(y+2x).
P.I.=0
The solution is z=C.F.+P.I.
PART - B

1. Eliminate the arbitrary function φ from the equation φ(x2+y2+z2,ax+by+cz)=0 to form a partial
differential equation.
2. Eliminate the arbitrary function f and φ from the equation z=f(x+ct)+g(x-ct) to form a partial
differential equation.
3. Solve x(y-z)p+y(z-x)q=z(x-y).
4. Solve x(y2-z2)p+y(z2-x2)q=z(x2-y2).
5. Solve x2(y-z)p+y2(z-x)q=z2(x-y).
6. Solve (mz-ny)p+(nx-lz)q=(ly-mx).

7. Find the singular solution of z=px+qy+ 1  p 2  q2

8. Solve z=px+qy+p2+pq+q2.
9. Solve z=px+qy+p2q2
10. Solve (D2+2DD’+D’2)z=ex+2y+sinh(x+y).
11. Solve (D2+3DD’-4D’2)z=cos(2x+y)+Sin(y).
12. Solve (D3+D2D’-4DD’2-4D’3)z=cos(2x+y)
13. Solve (D3-7DD’2-6D’3)z=sin(2x+y)
14. Solve (D2-2DD’+D’2)z=ex+2y+sin(2x-3y).
15. Solve (D2-4DD’+4D’2)z=xy.

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