MATH 3705B Test 4 Solutions

March 19, 2012 [Marks] [5] Questions 1-2 are multiple choice. Circle the correct answer. Only the answer will be marked. 1 1 1. The solution of Laplaces equation urr + ur + 2 u = 0 inside the circle r = 2 has the form r r a0 r n [an cos(n) + bn sin(n)]. u(r, ) = + 2 n=1 The solution which satises the boundary condition u(2, ) = 2 cos(3)+2 sin(2) is u(r, ) = (a) 2 8r 3 cos(3) + 2r 2 sin(2) (c) 2 cos(3) + 2 sin(2) Answer: (d) [5] 1 1 2. The bounded solution of Laplaces equation urr + ur + 2 u = 0 outside the circle r = 2 r r has the form a0 + r n [an cos(n) + bn sin(n)]. u(r, ) = 2 n=1 The solution which satises the boundary condition u(2, ) = 3 cos(2) 2 sin(3) is u(r, ) = (a) 12r 2 cos(2) 16r 3 sin(3) (c) 1 3 2 r cos(2) r 3 sin(3) 4 4 (b) 3r 2 cos(2) 2r 3 sin(3) (d) 3 cos(2) 2 sin(3) (e) None of these

(b) 2 r 3 cos(3) + 2r 2 sin(2) 1 1 (e) None of these (d) 2 r 3 cos(3) + r 2 sin(2) 8 2

Answer: (a) [10] 3. The solution of Laplaces equation uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < L, 0 < y < M, satisfying the boundary conditions u(x, 0) = 0, u(x, M ) = 0, u(0, y ) = 0, u(L, y ) = f (y ), has the form

u(x, y ) =
n=1

an sinh

ny nx sin . M M

Find the solution of Laplaces equation uxx + uyy = 0 within the rectangle 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 1, which satises the boundary conditions u(x, 0) = 0, u(x, 1) = 0, u(0, y ) = 0, u(2, y ) = y y 2 . Write down the complete solution u(x, y ). Solution: u(x, y ) =
n=1

an sinh(nx) sin(ny ) and u(2, y ) = y y 2 yy =

n=1 2

an sinh(2n ) sin(ny )

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1

an sinh(2n )

= = = =

2
0

(y y 2) sin(ny )dy

1 2 2 1 (1 2y ) cos(ny )dy (y y 2) cos(ny ) 0 + n n 0 1 2 2 1 (1 2 y ) sin( ny ) 2 sin(ny )dy 0 n2 2 n2 2 0 1 4 4 3 3 cos(ny ) = 3 3 [1 (1)n ] n n 0

u(x, y ) =
n=1

4[1 (1)n ] sinh(nx) sin(ny ). n3 3 sinh(2n )

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4. The solution of Laplaces equation uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < L, 0 < y < M, satisfying the boundary conditions u(x, 0) = f (x), u(x, M ) = 0, u(0, y ) = 0, u(L, y ) = 0, has the form

u(x, y ) =
n=1

an sinh

n (M y ) nx sin . L L

Find the solution of Laplaces equation uxx + uyy = 0 within the rectangle 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 1, which satises the boundary conditions u(x, 1) = 0, u(0, y ) = 0, u(2, y ) = 0, u(x, 0) = 3 sin(x) 2 sin(3x). Write down the complete solution u(x, y ). Solution: u(x, y ) =
n=1

an sinh

n (1 y ) nx sin 2 2

and u(x, 0) = 3 sin(x) 2 sin(3x)

3 sin(x) 2 sin(3x) =
n=1

an sinh

n nx sin 2 2

a2 sinh( ) = 3, a6 sinh(3 ) = 2, an = 0 for n = 2, 6. Hence, u(x, y ) = 2 3 sinh[ (1 y )] sin(x) sinh[3 (1 y )] sin(3x). sinh( ) sinh(3 )