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HC2
3 (Sem-6/CBCS) MAT
2024
MATHEMATICS
(Honours Core )
Paper : MAT-HC-6026
(Partial Differential Equations )
Full Marks : 60
Time : Three hours
Thefigures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
1. Answer the following: 1x7=7
() Underwhich of the following conditions
does arbitrary constant elimination
usually produce more than one partial
differential equation of order one ?
(a) The number of arbitrary constants
is less than that of independent
variables
Contd.
(b) The number of arbitrary constants
equals the number of independent
variables
(c) The number of arbitrary constants
is more than that of independent
variables
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(Choose the corect answer)
i) State True or False :
(-yz)p+(y²-zx)q =z2 - xy is a
first order quasi-linear partial differential
equation.
fiti) The order of ptany +qtan x = sec? z is
The Charpit's method is used for
(a) general solution
(b) complete solution
(c) singular solution
() complete integral
(Choose the correct answer)
(v) Jacobi's auxiliary equations for
Px + p,X, - p =0 are
( What are the characteristicequations
of u, - u, =u ?
(yi) The equation x'ut2xyu,y ty'uy =0
is
(a) parabolic for x*0 and y 0 only
(b) parabolic for x = 0 and y = 0 only
e) parabolic everywhere
(d) parabolic nowhere
(Choose the correct answer)
2. Answer in short : 2x4=8
Consider an equation of the form
a(x,y, u)u, + b(x, y,u)4 =c(x,y.u),
where its coefficients a, b and care
functions of x, y and u. Is it linear ?
Justify your answer.
Contd.
3(Sem-6/CBCS) MAT HC 2/G 3
(ü Eliminate the arbitrary function f from
z=xf to form a partialdifferential
equation.
(ü) Mention when Jacobi's method is used.
Name an advantage of Jacobi's method
over Charpit's method.
(iv) Construct an example of a partial
differential equation that is elliptic in one
domain but hyperbolic in another.
3. Answer any three: 5x3=15
() Find the partial differential equation that
all surfaces of revolution satisfy with the
Z-axis as the axis of symmetry, along
with a suitable explanation.
i) Find the general solution of the
differential equation
ôz
ôx
+y'
ôy -(x+ y)z,
3(Sem-6/CBCS) MAT HC 2/G 4
(tiy Find the integral surface of the equation
(*-y)u'p+(y-x)x'g =(*? +y})z
through the curve xz =a, y= 0.
Reduce the equation
u, +2xyu, = x
tocanonical form, and obtain the general
solution.
(v) Discuss the general solution of
Au,, + Bu,,, +Cu,, =0 with constant
coefficients in hyperbolic case.
4. Answer the following : 10x3=30
Discuss briefly the essential steps in
Charpit's method for solving partial
differential equations. Use this method
to solve the equation p = (z + qy)².
Or
Show that the only integral surface of
the equation 2q(z - px-qy) =1+ q²
which is circumscribed about the
paraboloid 2x =y? +z? is the enveloping
cylinder which touches it along its
section by the plane y + 1 = 0.
-6/CBCS) MAT HC2/G 5 Contd.
Describe in brief the key components of
(ü)
of separation of variables'
the 'method
this method suitably to solve the
Use
equationu +u= u,, ux, 0) = 4er,
Or
Use v = ln u and vx, y) = ) + gy) to
solve the equation xu? +y²u? =2.
Also, discuss briefly the approach
adopted to solve the above equation.
(iüi) Consider the wave equation
u,, -c'u,, =0, c is constant.
Establish that any general solution of
this equation can be expressed as the
sum of two waves, one travell1ng to the
right with constant velocity c and the
other travelling to the left with the same
velocityc.
3(Sem-6/CBCS) MAT HC 2/G 6
Or
Find the general solution of the
following
equations :
(a) yux t 3yuy +3u, =0, ye0
(b) 4ux +5uy t Uyy t uy ty =2
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