Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur

Department of mathematics, School of Basic and Applied Sciences

Tutorial Sheet/Assignment-2 (Mathematics-II NMA-201)

Q.1) Find regular singular points of the differential equation

d2 y dy
2𝑥 2 2 + 3x + (𝑥 2 − 4)y = 0
dx dx
Q.2) Find solution in generalized series from about x=0 of the differential equation
d2 y dy
3𝑥 + 2 +y=0
dx 2 dx
Q.3) Using Frobenius method, obtain the series solution for given differential equation:
d2 y dy
2𝑥(1 − 𝑥 ) dx2 + (1 − 𝑥 ) dx + 3y = 0

Q.4) Solve the following differential equation in terms of Bessel’s function

d2 y 1 dy 1
2
+ + (8 − 2 ) y = 0
dx 𝑥 dx 𝑥
Q.5) Prove that:
1) 𝐽−𝑛 (𝑥) = (−1)𝑛 𝐽𝑛 (𝑥)
2) 𝑃𝑛 (−𝑥 ) = (−1)𝑛 𝑃𝑛 (𝑥)
Q.6) (i) Express 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2 in terms of Legendre’s polynomials.
(ii) Express J5(x) in terms of J1 and J2.
Q.7) Prove that
1
1).𝑃𝑛′ (1) = 𝑛 (𝑛 + 1)
2
𝑛
2). 𝑃𝑛′ (−1) = (−1)𝑛−1 (𝑛 + 1)
2

Q.8) Prove that

∞
1+𝑧 1
− = ∑ (𝑃𝑛 + 𝑃𝑛+1 )𝑧 𝑛
𝑧√(1 − 2𝑥𝑧 + 𝑧 2 ) 𝑧 𝑛=0
′
Q.9) Show that: 𝑃𝑛+1 + 𝑃𝑛′ = 𝑃0 + 3𝑃1 + 5𝑃2 + ⋯ . +(2𝑛 + 1)𝑃𝑛
Q.10) Show that:
1 0, 𝑚≠𝑛
∫ (1 − 𝑥 2
)𝑃𝑚′ 𝑃𝑛′ 𝑑𝑥 = { 2𝑛(𝑛 + 1) , 𝑚=𝑛
−1
2𝑛 + 1
Q.11) Prove that:
1
1 1 1 + sin (2 𝜃)
1 + 𝑃1 (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) + 𝑃2 (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) + ⋯ . = log [ ]
2 3 1
sin (2 𝜃)

Q.12) Show that:

1) cos(𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) = 𝐽0 + 2 cos 2𝜃 𝐽2 + 2 cos 4𝜃 𝐽4 + ⋯ .
2) ) sin(𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) = 2 sin 𝜃 𝐽1 + 2 cos 3𝜃 𝐽3 + ⋯ .
Q 13) Prove that:
1) J02 + 2( J12 + J22 + J32 +…)=1
𝑑 2 ( )
2) (𝑥 𝐽𝑛 (𝑥 )𝐽𝑛+1 (𝑥 )) = (𝐽𝑛2 (𝑥 ) − 𝐽𝑛+1 𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥