B.E./B.Tech.

DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2010

Third Semester

MA2211 TRANSFORMS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

(Regulation 2008)
Time : Three hours

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(Common to all Branches of B.E./B.Tech)

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Civil Engineering

Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL Questions

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PART A (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

1. Write the conditions for a function f ( x ) to satisfy for the existence of a Fourier series.

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3

( 1)n
1 1
1
2
cos
nx

...

,
deduce
that
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2
12 22 32
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n 1 n

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j

2
2. If x

fro
m

3. Find the Fourier cosine transform of e ax , x 0 .

4. If F ( s ) is the Fourier transform of f ( x ) , show that F f ( x a) e ias F ( s) .

5. Form the partial differential equation by el8iminating the constants a and b from

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z x 2 a 2 y 2 b2 .

6. Solve the partial differential equation pq x .

7. A tightly stretched string with fixed end points x 0 and x is initially in a position given by

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x
y ( x , 0) y0 sin 3
. If it is released from rest in this position, write the boundary

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conditions.

8. Write all three possible solutions of steady state two dimensional heat equation.
9. Find the Z transform of sin

n
.
2

n
10. Find the difference equation generated by yn an b 2 .

PART B (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) (i) Find the Fourier series for f ( x ) 2 x x 2 in the interval 0 x 2 .
(ii) Find the half range cosine series of the function f ( x ) x( x ) in the interval

1 1 1
4

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0 x . Hence deduce that

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Or

(b) (i) Find the complex form of the Fourier series of f ( x ) e ax , x .

(ii) Find the first two harmonics of the Fourier series from the following table:
1

y: 9 18 24 28 26 20

if x 1

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j

1 x

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x: 0

12. (a) (i) Find the Fourier transform of f ( x )

if x 1

fro
m

sin 4 t
0 t 4 dt .

(ii) Show that the Fourier transform of e

x2
2

is e

. Hence deduce the value of

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s2
2

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Or

sin x , 0 x a
.
xa
0,

(b) (i) Find the Fourier sine and cosine transform of f ( x )

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(ii) Using Fourier cosine transform method, evaluate

a
0

dt
2

t2

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13. (a) Solve:

(i)

(ii)

p 1 q qz

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(iii)

p2 q 2 x 2 y 2

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yz p y 2 zx q z 2 xy

Or

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(b) (i) Find the partial differential equation of all planes which are at a constant distance a
from the origin.

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(ii) Solve D2 2 DD D2 2 D 2 D z sin( x 2 y ) where D

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14. (a) A tightly stretched string of length has its ends fastened at x 0 and x . The mid
point of the string is then taken to height b and released from rest in that position. Find the
lateral displacement of a point of the string at time t from the instant of release.

(ii) A rectangular plate with insulated surface is 10 cm wide and so long compared to its
width that may be considered infinite in length without introducing appreciable error. The

for 0 x 5
20 x
and the other
20(10 x ) for 5 x 10

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temperature at short edge y 0 is given by u

re
j

three edges are kept at 0C. Find the steady state temperature at any point in the plate.
15) (a) (i) Solve by Z transform un 2 2un 1 un 2 n with u0 2 and u1 1 .
3

fro
m

z
(ii) Using convolution theorem, find the inverse Z transform of
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z4
Or

z z 2 z 2

z
and Z 1
(b) (i) Find Z
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2
( z 1)( z 1)
( z 1)( z 2)

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(ii) Find Z na n sin n .

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