MATH3705 A Test 4:

Wed. 2:35pm3:25pm, Mar 20

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Total points: 20. No partial marks for Questions 1-2.
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1. (3 points) Consider the Laplace equation uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < 1, 0 < y < 1 with
boundary conditions u(x, 0) = x, u(x, 1) = 0, u(0, y) = 0, u(1, y) = 1 y. Let u(x, y) be
the polynomial solution. Find u(0.5, 0.6).
(a) 1.2

(b) 2.5

(c) 3

(d) 0

(e) 0.2

Solution: (e). Let u(x, y) = ax + by + cxy + d. u(x, y) = x xy. u(0.5, 0.6) = 0.2
2. (3 points) The solution of Laplaces equation uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < L, 0 < y < M with
the boundary conditions u(x, 0) = u(x, M ) = u(0, y) = 0, u(L, y) = f (y) is given by
u(x, y) =

an sinh

( nx )
M

n=1

sin

( ny )
M

Find the solution u(x, y) of Laplaces equation uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 2 with
boundary conditions u(x, 0) = u(x, 2) = u(0, y) = 0, u(2, y) = 3 sin(y).
(a)

3
sinh(2)

sinh (2x) sin (y)

( )
3
(d) sinh(2)
sinh (x) sin 2y
x

(b)
(e)

6
sinh(2)

sinh (x) sin (y)

3
sinh(2)

(c)

3
sinh(2)

sinh (x) sin

( xy )
2

sinh (x) sin (y)

Solution: (e). L = 2, M = 2.
u(x, y) =

n=1

an sinh

( nx )
2

sin

( ny )

u(2, y) = 3 sin(y) =

an sinh

n=1

an sinh (n) sin

u(x, y) =

( 2y )
2

, a2 =

( ny )

n=1

Thus when n = 2, 3 sin(y) = a2 sinh (2) sin

( nx )

3
.
sinh(2)

3
sinh (x) sin (y) .
sinh(2)

sin

( ny )
2

Other an = 0. Hence

3. (7 points) The solution of the wave equation utt = c2 uxx , 0 < x < L, t > 0, subject
to the boundary conditions u(0, t) = 0, u(L, t) = 0 and the initial conditions u(x, 0) =
f (x), ut (x, 0) = g(x) is given by:
u(x, t) =

n=1

]
nct
nct
nx
an cos(
) + bn sin(
) sin(
).
L
L
L

Find the solution of the wave equation utt = 4uxx , 0 < x < 2, t > 0 satisfying the conditions u(0, t) = u(2, t) = 0 and u(x, 0) = 3 sin(2x), ut (x, 0) = 16 sin(4x).
Solution: Note that L = 2, c = 2. We have
u(x, t) =

[an cos(nt) + bn sin(nt)] sin(

n=1

we imply that
u(x, 0) =

an sin(

n=1

nx
).
2

nx
) = 3 sin(2x)
2

a4 = 3, an = 0 (n = 4).
Note that
ut (x, t) =

[nan sin(nt) + nbn cos(nt)] sin(

n=1

ut (x, 0) =

nbn sin(

n=1

nx
).
2

nx
) = 3 sin(4x).
2

8b8 = 16, bn = 0 (n = 8). b8 =

Thus
u(x, t) = 3 cos(4t) sin(2x) +

2
.

2
sin(8t) sin(4x).

4. (7 points) The bounded solution of the Laplace equation urr + 1r ur + r12 u = 0 outside
the circle r = a, subject to the boundary condition u(a, ) = f () is given by
a0 n
u(r, ) =
+
r [an cos(n) + bn sin(n)],
2
n=1

where f is continuous, 2-periodic, f is piecewise continuous.

Find the bounded solution of urr + 1r ur + r12 u = 0 outside the circle r = 2, subject to
the boundary condition u(2, ) = 2 cos2 () 3 sin(3).

Solution: a = 2. The solution of the PDE above is

a0 n
u(r, ) =
+
r [an cos(n) + bn sin(n)].
2
n=1

Note that 2 cos2 () = 1 + cos(2). Thus

a0 n
u(2, ) = 1 + cos(2) 3 sin(3) =
+
2 [an cos(n) + bn sin(n)],
2
n=1

which implies that

a0 = 2, 1 = 22 a2 , an = 0 for n = 0, 2; 3 = 23 b3 , bn = 0 for n = 3.
a0 = 2, a2 = 4, an = 0 for n = 0, 2; b3 = 24, bn = 0 for n = 3. Hence
u(r, ) = 1 + 4r2 cos(2) 24r3 sin(3).