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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2015/2016
FIRST YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE
DEGREE OF MASTER IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

SMA 3139: PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II

DATE: DECEMBER 2015 TIME: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO

QUESTIONS
NOTE: The symbols p, q, r, s, t, Dr, Dg have their usual meaning as
used in partial defected equation

QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

a) Explain the difference between partial differential equation and
−8 t
ordinary differential equation; hence show that un, D= ℓ sin 2 π
is a solution to the differential equation:
∂2 μ ∂ μ
2 2− =0
∂x ∂t [6 marks]
b) An aluminum is heated to some temperature above 500C.
The heat distribution is modeled mathematically by the
2
differential equation μt = δ μ xx , determine the expression
for the heat distribution ……………..at any time t at a distance x. [8 marks]
c) Solve the partial differential equation:
r + t +2s =0 [8 marks]
d) Determine the Fourrier representation of the wave form model
by the function.

{
1
f ( x) = ¿ π+ 1 , − < < x < 0
x , 0 <x < <
With the passion 2L [8 marks]

1
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)

a) A mathematical model of a vibrating string is given by the

∂2 μ ∂2 μ
2
−
differential equation ∂ t ∂ x 2 . The length of the string is π
and the ends are fixed.

The initial deflection is μ( x , 0) = 4 sin 2 π + sin 5x. Find the deflation

μ( μ , t ) of the string for t70 using the method of separation of variables.

[10 marks]
b) Solve the partial equation r + ka2t - 2as = 0 using monge’s method,
a and k are same constants. [10 marks]

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

a) State and prove the copulation theorem of Fourier transforms. [8 marks]

b) An electrical circuit shown below with an electrometric fore (t),

¿
resistance R and inductance L, the current l builds up at the rate
di ¿
L + R l = E (t )
given by dt if the s with is connected at t = 0 and
¿
disconnected at time t=a, find the current l at any instant by using
the laplace transformation of differential equation.

[12 marks]
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)

a) Find the temperature V at anytime t, if the initial temperature is

∂V ∂2 V
=2
given as 250C ∂t ∂ x 2 , 0 < x < 3, t70
subject to the boundary condition

V (0, t) = V (3, t) = 0 and |V ( x , t )| ≤ M ; where M is a finite constant. [10 marks]

b) Using the Laplace transform, solve the initial value problem

∂2 μ ∂2 μ μ/¿
= 4 ∂ = 2 ¿¿
∂t 2
∂ x , subject to μ(0, x) = 0 , μ(t , 0) = sin t and ∂t / t =0 ¿
2

2
 [10 marks]