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Partial Di erential Equations Questions and

Answers – Homogeneous Linear PDE with
Constant Coe cient
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This set of Partial Di erential Equations Assessment Questions and Answers focuses on
“Homogeneous Linear PDE with Constant Coe cient”.
1. Homogeneous Equations are those in which the dependent variable (and its derivatives) appear
in terms with degree exactly one.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a 
Explanation: Linear partial di erential equations can further be classi ed as:
Homogeneous for which the dependent variable (and its derivatives) appear in terms with
degree
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exactly one, and

Non-homogeneous which may contain terms which only depend on the independent
variable
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2. Which of the following is false regarding quasilinear equations?

a) All the terms with highest order derivatives of dependent variables occur linearly
b) The coe cients of terms with highest order derivatives of dependent variables are functions of
only lower order derivatives of the dependent variables
c) Lower order derivatives can occur in any manner
d) All the terms with lower order derivatives of dependent variables occur linearly
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: A PDE is called as a quasi-linear if at the minimum one coe cient of the partial
derivatives is a function of the dependent variable. For example, \(\frac{∂^2 u}{∂x^2}-u \frac{∂^2
u}{∂y^2}=0. \)
3. Which of the following is false regarding Bessel polynomials?

a) Krall and Fink (1949) de ned the Bessel polynomials
b) The polynomials satisfy the recurrence formula
c) The solutions of homogeneous equations are closely related to Bessel polynomials
d) Bessel polynomials are not an orthogonal sequence of polynomials 
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The Bessel polynomials are an orthogonal sequence of polynomials. The most
accepted de nition for these series was put forth by Krall and Frink (1948) as,
\(y_n (x)=∑_{k=0}^n\frac{(n+k)!}{(n-k)!k!} (\frac{x}{2})^k.\)
4. Which of the following is not a homogeneous equation?

a) \(\frac{∂^2 u}{∂t^2}-c^2 \frac{∂^2 u}{∂x^2}=0\)
b) \(\frac{∂^2 u}{∂x^2}+\frac{∂^2 u}{∂y^2}=0\)
c) \(\frac{∂^2 u}{∂x^2}+(\frac{∂^2 u}{∂x∂y})^2+\frac{∂^2 u}{∂y^2}=x^2+y^2\)
d) \(\frac{∂u}{∂t} -T\frac{∂^2 u}{∂x^2}=0\)
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5. What is the general solution of the DE with n linearly independent solutions u1(t), …., un(t) of a nth
order linear homogeneous DE?
a) \(u(t)=u_1 (t)+⋯+c_{n+1} u_n (t)=∑_{k+1}^n=c_{k+1} u_k (t)\)
b) \(u(t)=u_1 (t)+⋯+u_n (t)=∑_{k=1}^nu_k(t) \)
c) \(u(t)=c_1 u_1 (t)+⋯+c_n u_n (t)=∑_{k=1}^n c_k u_k (t) \)
d) \(u(t)=c_0 u_0 (t)+⋯+c_n u_n (t)=∑_{k=0}^∞c_k u_k (t) \)
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6. What is the degree of the homogeneous partial di erential equation, \(\frac{∂^2 u}{∂t^2}-c^2

\frac{∂^2 u}{∂x^2}=0\)?
a) Second-degree
b) First-degree
c) Third-degree
d) Zero-degree
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: From the given equation, \(\frac{∂^2 u}{∂t^2}-c^2 \frac{∂^2 u}{∂x^2}=0\)we deduce
that the power of the highest order term is 1, hence degree = 1.
7. The solution of an ODE contains arbitrary constants, the solution to a PDE contains arbitrary
functions.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: A di erential equation is an equation involving an unknown function y of one or
more independent variables x, t, …… and its derivatives. These are divided into two types,
ordinary or partial di erential equations.
An ordinary di erential equation is a di erential equation in which a dependent variable (say ‘y’) is
a function of only one independent variable (say ‘x’).
A partial di erential equation is one in which a dependent variable depends on one or more
independent variables.
8. Which of the following is not an example of linear di erential equation?

a) y=mx+c
b) x+x’=0
c) x+x2=0
d) x^”+2x=0
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: For a di erential equation to be linear the dependent variable should be of rst
degree. Since in equation x+x2=0, x2 is not a rst power, it is not an example of linear di erential
equation.
9. A homogeneous linear di erential equation has constant coe cients if it has the form
\(a_0 y+a_1 y’+a_2 y”+⋯+a_n y^{(n)}=0,\) where a1,…,an are (real or complex) numbers.
a) False 
b) True
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: \(a_0 y+a_1 y’+a_2 y”+⋯+a_n y^{(n)}=0,\) is the form which represents a
homogeneous linear di erential equation which has constant coe cients. In other words, it has
constant coe cients if it is de ned by a linear operator with constant coe cients.
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10. The symbol used for partial derivatives, ∂, was rst used in mathematics by Marquis de
Condorcet.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Partial derivatives are indicated by the symbol ∂. This was rst used in mathematics
by Marquis de Condorcet who used it for partial di erences.
11. Which of the following is true with respect to formation of di erential equation by elimination of
arbitrary constants?
a) The given equation should be di erentiated with respect to independent variable
b) Elimination of the arbitrary constant by replacing it using derivative
c) If ‘n’ arbitrary constant is present, the given equation should be di erentiated ‘n’ number of times
d) To eliminate the arbitrary constants, the given equation must be integrated with respect to the
dependent variable 
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Consider a general equation, f(x,y,c)=0 ……………………………………… (1)
To form a di erential equation by elimination of arbitrary constant, the following steps need to be
followed:
Di erentiate (1) with respect to x

In case of ‘n’ arbitrary constants, the equation should be di erentiated ‘n’ number of times
Eliminate the arbitrary constant using (1) and the derivatives
12. In the formation of di erential equation by elimination of arbitrary constants, after

di erentiating the equation with respect to independent variable, the arbitrary constant gets
eliminated.
a) False
b) True
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: In the formation of di erential equation by elimination of arbitrary constants, the
rst step is to di erentiate the equation with respect to the dependent variable. Sometimes, the
arbitrary constant gets eliminated after di erentiation.
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Partial Di erential Equations Questions and

exactly one, and

2. Which of the following is false regarding quasilinear equations?

3. Which of the following is false regarding Bessel polynomials?

4. Which of the following is not a homogeneous equation?

8. Which of the following is not an example of linear di erential equation?

Di erentiate (1) with respect to x

12. In the formation of di erential equation by elimination of arbitrary constants, after

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