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The document outlines a tutorial for a mathematics course, focusing on differential equations, power series solutions, and Legendre polynomials. It includes problems related to identifying ordinary and singular points, using the Frobenius method, and proving properties of Legendre polynomials. Additionally, it contains exercises on integrals involving Bessel functions and their relationships.

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MA24103-Tutorial Sheet-Module-II

The document outlines a tutorial for a mathematics course, focusing on differential equations, power series solutions, and Legendre polynomials. It includes problems related to identifying ordinary and singular points, using the Frobenius method, and proving properties of Legendre polynomials. Additionally, it contains exercises on integrals involving Bessel functions and their relationships.

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MESRA, RANCHI


MA 24103 Mathematics-II, Session: SP-2025
Tutorial - 2 (Module II)

1. Determine the ordinary or singular points for x = 0 of the following differential equations and examine
whether they are regular or not.
 
′′ 1 ′ 1 ′′ ′
a) y + y + 1 − 2 y = 0 b) x2 y + y + 3xy = 0
x x
′′ ′ ′′ ′
c) x2 y + xy + (x2 − p2 )y = 0 d) (1 − x2 )y − 2xy + n(n + 1)y = 0
′′ ′
2. Consider the equation y + xy + y = 0.
X
a) Find its general solution y = an xn in the form y = a0 y1 (x) + a1 y2 (x), where y1 (x) and y2 (x)
are power series.

3. Find the solution of the following equations in power series.


′′ ′
a) y − 3y + 2y = 0 b) y ′′ + xy ′ + x2 y = 0
c) y ′′ + xy = 0

4. Use Frobenius method to find the solutions of the following equations only for x = 0.
′′ ′ ′′ ′
a) xy + y + xy = 0 b) xy + 3y + 4x3 y = 0
′′ ′ ′′ ′
c) x(2 + x2 )y − y − 6xy = 0 d) 4xy + 2y + y = 0
′′ ′ ′′ ′
e) x(1 − x)y + 4y + 2y = 0 f) 9x(1 − x)y − 12y + 4y = 0.

5. Express the following expression in terms of Legendre polynomials.


a) 2 − x + 3x2 b) x3 − 7x2 − 28x − 15

6. Prove that
′ 1
a) Pn (1) = 1 b) Pn (−1) = (−1)n c) Pn (1) = n(n + 1)
2
d) Pn (−x) = (−1)n Pn (x)

∞
1+z 1 X
7. Prove that √ − = (Pn + Pn+1 )z n
z 1 − 2xz + z 2 z 0

2n !
8. Show that the coeffiecent of xn in Pn (x) is an =
2n (n!)2
9. Prove that
Z 1
2tn
a) Pn (x)(1 − 2xt + t2 )−1/2 dx = .
−1 2n + 1
Z1
2n
b) xPn (x)Pn−1 (x)dx =
−1 4n2 − 1
Z1
2n(n + 1)
c) x2 Pn+1 Pn−1 dx =
−1 (2n − 1)(2n + 1)(2n + 3)
10. Show that when n is an integer J−n (x) = (−1)n Jn (x)

11. Prove that

a) J0′ = −J1 b) J2 = J0′′ − x−1 J0


r
2 n 2
c) Jn′ = [ Jn + (n + 2)Jn+2 + (n + 4)Jn+4 ] d) J−1/2 (x) = cos(x)
x 2 πx
r
2 2
e) J1/2 (x) = sin(x) f) [J1/2 (x)]2 + [J−1/2 (x)]2 =
πx πx
Z
2
12. J3 (x)dx = −J2 (x) − J1 (x)
x
48 8 24
13. J4 (x)dx = ( 3
− )J1 (x) + (1 − 2 )J0 (x)
x x x

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