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Problem Sheet-3 - ME-A

This document is a problem sheet for the Complex Analysis and Differential Equations course at the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. It contains a series of mathematical problems related to differential equations, power series, and Bessel functions, along with specific tasks such as proving identities and obtaining solutions in terms of Legendre polynomials. The problems are designed for I B.Tech ME-A Semester-II students for the January 2025 session.

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Problem Sheet-3 - ME-A

This document is a problem sheet for the Complex Analysis and Differential Equations course at the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. It contains a series of mathematical problems related to differential equations, power series, and Bessel functions, along with specific tasks such as proving identities and obtaining solutions in terms of Legendre polynomials. The problems are designed for I B.Tech ME-A Semester-II students for the January 2025 session.

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National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Department of Mathematics
Complex Analysis and Differential Equations (MAIR21)
I B.Tech ME-A Semester-II January 2025 Session
Problem Sheet-3

d2 y dy
1. Solve the equation (1 + x2 ) 2
+ x − y = 0 in series.
dx dx
2. Solve in series the equation (1 − x2 )y ′′ + 2y = 0, given y(0) = 4 and y ′ (0) = 5.
d2 y dy
3. Solve the equation x + − y = 0 in power series.
dx2 dx
 
′′ 1 1 2
4. The equation y + p + − x y = 0, where p is a constant, certainly has a series solution of
X 2 4
n
the form y = an x . Show that the coefficient an are related by the three term recursion formula
 
1 1
(n + 1)(n + 2)an+2 p + an − an−2 = 0.
2 4
d2 y dy
5. Solve the equation 3x 2
+ (1 − x) − y = 0 in power series.
dx dx
d2 y dy
6. Solve the equation x(1 − x) 2
− 3 + 2y = 0 in power series.
dx dx
7. Show that 4x2 y ′′ − 8x2 y ′ + (4x2 + 1)y = 0 has only one Frobenius series solution. Find the general
solution.

8. Show that
′ ′
(a) J1/2 (x)J−1/2 (x) − J−1/2 (x)J1/2 (x) = 2/πx, and
s   
2 3 3 − x2
(b) J−5/2 (x) = sin x + cos x .
πx x x2

9. Prove that

(a) Jn′ (x) = − n2 Jn (x) + Jn−1 (x), and


 
d  2 2 n 2 n+1 2
(b) J (x) + Jn+1 (x) = 2 J (x) − Jn+1 (x) .
dx n 2 n x
10. Prove that
Z π/2
√
(a) πxJ1/2 (2x)dx = 1, and
0
Z
1
(b) J0 (x)J1 (x)dx = − [J0 (x)]2 .
2
y′
11. Obtain the solution in terms of Bessel functions for y ′′ + 1

2
+ 1− 6.25x2
y = 0.
12. Obtain the solution in terms of Bessel functions for x2 y ′′ − xy ′ + 4x2 y = 0.

13. Show that xn Jn (x) is a solution of the equation xy ′′ + (1 − 2n)y ′ + xy = 0.

14. Prove that Pn (−x) = (−1)n Pn (x).


′ (−1)n (2n+1)!
15. Show that P2n+1 (0) = 22n (n!)2
.

16. Express the following in terms of Legendre polynomial 4x3 + 6x2 + 7x + 2.

17. Prove that (1 − x2 )[Pn′ (x)] = (n + 1)(xPn (x) − Pn+1 (x)).


R1
18. Show that −1 (1 − x2 )[Pn′ (x)]2 dx = 2n(n+1)
2n+1
.

19. Using Rodrigues formula, show that Pn (x) satisfies the differential equation
 
d 2 d
(1 + x ) [Pn (x)] + n(n + 1)Pn (x) = 0.
dx dx

20. For the (


following function
0, −1 < x < 0
f (x) = , show that f (x) = 21 P0 (x) + 34 P1 (x) − 7
P (x)
16 3
+ ···
1, 0<x<1

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