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Math2065: Intro To Pdes Tutorial Questions (Week 2)

This document contains tutorial questions for an introductory PDE course. The questions cover using methods like undetermined coefficients to find particular solutions to inhomogeneous differential equations, solving initial value problems, combining solutions, and analyzing resonant behavior in forced oscillator equations. There are 4 main problem sections with multiple parts to each problem.

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Math2065: Intro To Pdes Tutorial Questions (Week 2)

This document contains tutorial questions for an introductory PDE course. The questions cover using methods like undetermined coefficients to find particular solutions to inhomogeneous differential equations, solving initial value problems, combining solutions, and analyzing resonant behavior in forced oscillator equations. There are 4 main problem sections with multiple parts to each problem.

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MATH2065: INTRO TO PDEs

Semester 2, 2009
Tutorial Questions (Week 2)
Questions marked with the dagger symbol † are intentionally more challenging.

1. Use the method of undetermined coefficients to find a particular solution to each of the
following inhomogeneous differential equations:
(a) y 00 − 4 y = ex
(b) y 00 − 9 y = x + 18
(c) y 00 − y 0 + 2 y = −2 sin x
(d) y 00 + y = x2
(e) y 00 − 9 y = 2e3x

2. Solve the following initial value problems.


(a) y 00 + y 0 − 6y = 5ex , with initial conditions y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 2
(b) y 00 + 3y 0 + 2y = xe4x , with initial conditions y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 1
(c) y 00 − 4y 0 + 3y = 2 sin x , with initial conditions y(0) = 1 and y 0 (0) = 0

3. Show that if y1 (x) is a solution of y 00 + a y 0 + b y = f1 (x) and if y2 (x) is a solution of


y 00 + a y 0 + b y = f2 (x), then the function y1 (x) + y2 (x) is a solution of
y 00 + a y 0 + b y = f1 (x) + f2 (x) .
Use this result to obtain a particular solution of the following ODEs.
(a) 3 y 00 + 10 y 0 + 3 y = x + cos x
(b) y 00 + 5 y 0 + 6 y = sin x + 2 ex
(c) y 00 − 4 y 0 + 3 y = ex + e2x

4. (Resonance) Consider a block and spring with mass m, spring constant k, damping coef-
ficient γ, and imposed forcing F (t). Recall that its motion can be represented by
m ẍ + γ ẋ + k x = F (t) .
where x(t) represents the position of the block measured from its equilibrium. For the
purposes of this problem, consider the particular case where m = 1, γ = 0, k = 4 and
F (t) = cos ωt, where the frequency ω is a positive constant.
(a) Recall that the solution x(t) can be represented as x(t) = xh (t)+xp (t), where xh and xp
are respectively the homogeneous and the particular solutions to the ODE. Determine
xh (t).
(b) Determine xp (t). [Hint: does your solution work for all positive ωs, or do you have to
consider some special cases?]
(c) † Based on your solutions to (a) and (b) above, describe the behaviour of the block at
large times. Is there a “special” value of the forcing frequency ω at which something
different happens?

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