Module 4 - Tutorial - Sheet - DET - BMAT102L
Module 4 - Tutorial - Sheet - DET - BMAT102L
I. Easy
d2 y dy
1. dx2
+ y = 0, where y = 1 and dx
= −1 at x = 0.
d2 y dy
2. dt2
+ y = 3 cos 2 t, where y = dt
= 0 at t = 0.
d2 y dy dy
3. dt2
− 3 dt + 2 y = 4 t + e2 t , where y = 1 and dt
= −1 at t = 0.
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t3
Solution: y = 1 − t + 6
e− t
d2 y dy
5. dx2
+ y = x cos 2 x, where y = dx
= 0 at x = 0.
II. Moderate
d2 y dy
6. dt2
+ 4 y = u( t − 2), where y = 0 and dt
= 1 at t = 0.
dy dy
8. Simultaneous differential equation: 4 dt + dx
dt
+ 3 y = 0, 3 dx
dt
+ 2x + dt
= 1, under
the condition x = y = 0 at t = 0.
−6 −6
Solution: x = 12 − 15 e−t − 10 e , y = 15 e−t − 15 e 11 t
3 11 t
dx dy
9. Simultaneous differential equation: dt
+ 5 x − 2 y = t, dt + 2 x + y = 0, being given
x = y = 0 when t = 0.
1 1 2
Solution: x = − 27 (1 + 6 t) e−3t + 27 (1 + 3 t), y = − 27 (2 + 3 t) e−3t − 29t + 27
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dx dy dy
10. Simultaneous differential equation: dt
− dt
+ 2 y = cos 2 t, dx
dt
+ dt
− 2 x = sin 2 t,
where x(0) = 0 and y(0) = −1.
III. Hard
∂u
11. ∂t
+ ∂∂ux= x, x > 0, t > 0; with initial and boundary conditions u(0, t) = 0, t > 0 and
u( x, 0) = 0, x > 0.
2 2
Solution: u( x, t) = xt − t2 + H ( t − x) (t−2x) , where H is the unit step function
(or Heaviside function).
∂u
12. ∂t
+ ∂∂ux + u = x, x > 0, t > 0; with initial and boundary conditions u(0, t) = 0, t > 0
and u( x, 0) = sin x, x > 0.
∂v
13. ∂x
= 2 ∂∂vt + v with 0 < t < ∞.
Given that, v( x, t)| t=0 = 6 e−3x , and the function v( x, t) is bonded for x > 0 and
t > 0.
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Solution: u( x, t) = 6 e−2t−3x
Solution: u( x, t) = e−x sin( t − x) H ( t − x), where H is the unit step function (or
Heaviside function).
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