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W1-2-60-1-6 JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY ‘University Examinations 2021/2022 YEAR Il SEMESTER I, AND YEAR III SEMESTER I EXAMINATION FOR DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING. CIVIL, MECHATRONECS, GEOMATIC, GEOSPARTIAL, ELECTRICAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. SMA 2371: PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS DATE: December 2021 ____________________TIME:2 Hours Instructions: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO Questions. QUESTION ONE (30 Marks) a. Define a Lagrange differential Equation. [1 Marks] Hence find the differential equation arising toma 2,5) =0 [5 Marks] xe 2 de a b. Find the integral curves of the equation——— = {6 Marks} xtz y zty’ © Solve the Lagrange’s equation (x~ y)p+(y-x~ 2)q =z passing through the circle x4ysl, z= [6 Marks] 4. Show that the wave equation u, = a*u,, is variable separable. [4 Marks] ¢. Use a suitable substination to solve the homogeneous differential equation ade +2axdy ~3xydz = 0. ‘ [5 Marks} £ u(x,t) Determine the Laplace transform of ——S"*, . [3 Marks} er? ‘T[Page QUESTION TWO (20 Marks) ‘a. Find the equations of the system of curves on the cylinder 2y = x? orthogonal.to the intersection with the hyperboloids of the one — parameter system-xy = 2 +k where k isa parameter. [10 Marks] ik b. Given thatw =u(x,y,z)=¢,, v=v(x,y,2) =c, are solutions of oor 9 is = gemral soletion ofthe Lagmange’s equation + Say —~ {10 Marksy ~ —— QUESTION THREE (20 Marks) a. Soive the following heat distribution equation by the method of separation of variables. gu _ au Sea oand u(x,0)=x+2 [16 Marks} b. Eliminate the arbitrary constant from z= ax’ —by’ +4ab [4 Marks} QUESTION FOUR (20 Marks) a. Use the Laplace transform method to solve the one dimensional boundary value problem 2 aD ED oy Fe <1, reo ae ext Subjectto —-(=.0) = 0, u, (x,0) = sin x (0,1) =0, u(Lt) =0 [12 Marks} ou _ ,@u Bb. Solve the heat equation i= 4 by use ofa Fourier transforms method given that (2,0) =0 and u(0,f)=U,. [8 Marks] 2|Page

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