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MATH 326

CHUKA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
EXAMINATION FOR AWARD OF DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
MATHEMATICS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

MATH 326: METHODS OF APPLIED MATHS I

STREAMS: BSc. MATHS, BSc. ED TIME: 2 HOURS

DAY/DATE: WEDNESDAY 14/07/2021 2.30 P.M. – 4.30 P.M.


INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer question one and any two questions
 Adhere to the instructions on the answer booklet.

QUESTION ONE Compulsory


a. Find the recurrence relation satisfied by coefficients in the series solution of the
differential equation y //  x2 y  0 , about the point x = 0 and obtain a4 and a6 (5 marks)

b. Solve in series the differential equation y/  y  0 , about the point x = 0 (5 marks)

c. Identify the nature of the singular points of the equation


x  x  2
2
y  2  x  2  y   x  3 y  0 (5 marks)

 x,    x  0
d. Given the function f ( x)   , Obtain a0 and an
 x, 0  x   (5 marks)

e. Obtain an , for the Fourier series represented by f ( x)  ex , as a cosine Fourier series


over (0, 1) (5 marks)

sin2t
f. Find the Laplace transform of (5 marks)
t

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QUESTION TWO
1
a. Prove that the Laplace transform of L(eat )  , sa (5 marks)
sa

b. Find the sine Fourier series for the function f ( x)  1, in 0  x   (5 marks)

c. Find the Laplace transform of the following


i. t 2 cos3t (5 marks)
ii. tet sin 2t (5 marks)

QUESTION THREE
a. Solve in series the differential equation, 1  x  y  2xy  2 y  0 about the point x = 0
2

(10 marks)
b. Given the differential equation 3xy  2 y  y  0 , about the point x = 0.
i. Obtain the indicial equation of the differential equations and suggest a general
solution to the equation. (6 marks)

ii. Find the recurrence relation satisfied by coefficients in the series solution of the
differential equation and obtain a1 (4 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
a. Given the function f ( x)  x, 0  x  2 , Obtain the Fourier constants a0 , an and bn
(6 marks)
b. Find a Fourier series to represent f ( x)  x ,    x  
2
(6 marks)
1
c. Find the inverse Laplace transform of (3 marks)
s2  9

 te
3t
d. Using the Laplace transforms, to evaluate sin t dt (5 marks)
0

QUESTION FIVE
a. Given the Bessel`s differential equation x2 y  xy   x2  n2  y  0 , about the point x = 0.

i. Obtain the indicial equation of the differential equation (8 marks)

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ii. Find the recurrence relation satisfied by coefficients in the series solution of the
differential equation and obtain a2 (5 marks)

2,  2  x  0
b. Obtain a0 and an and bn for the Fourier series represented by f ( x)  
 x, 0  x  2

(7 marks)
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