Instituto Politécnico Nacional

UNIDAD PROFESIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARIA DE INGENIERIA

CAMPUS ZACATECAS
Problems:
Laplace transforms and Introduction to PDE.(The deadline for
homework assignment: May 17, 2018)

Exercise 1
Using the Laplace transforms, solve the following equations:

(1)ẏ + 4y = e4t , y(0) = 2

(2)ÿ + 3y = cos(t), y(0) = 0, ẏ(0) = 0

Z t
(3)f (t) − (t − τ )f (τ )dτ = t
0
Z t
(4)ẏ(t) = t + y(τ )dτ ; y(0) = 0
0

Exercise 2
A) Find the amperage(or current) i(t) in the series electrical circuit LRC
when L = 0.1H, R = 2Ω, C = 0.1F , i(0) = 0; the Voltage applied to this
circuit is E(t) = 2V
B) Using the Laplace transforms, solve the following equations:

(1)ẏ + 4y = e4t , y(0) = 2

(2)ÿ + 3y = cos(t), y(0) = 0, ẏ(0) = 0



 ẍ − ẏ = −t + 1
 − x + 2ẏ = 4et
ẋ


(3) x(0) = 0
ẋ(0) = 1




y(0) = 0


(4) The electric circuit is described by the next system of equations :

L1 I˙1 + R1 (I1 − I2 ) = v(t)



L2 I˙2 + R2 I2 + R1 (I2 − I1 ) = 0

Find I1 (t) and I2 (t) when the interruptor is closed, if L1 = L2 = 1 Henry,

R1 = 1Ω, R2 = 2Ω y v(t) = 1V . Suppose that I1 (0) = I2 (0) = 0.
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Exercise 3
Determine the order of each of the following equations and tell if they are
linear or not:
(1) uxx + xuy = 0
(2) uxx − uyy + (ux )2 = 0
(3) uuy + uxx − ux = 0

Exercise 4
Show that the given function satisfies the accompanying equation:
(1) u(x; y) = ax + by; xux + yuy = u
(2) u(x; y) = (x − a)2 + (y − b)2 ; (ux )2 + (uy )2 = 4u

Exercise 5
Verify that the following function u(x; y) = e−4t cosx is solution of the
heat equation
ut − c2 uxx = 0
for some values of c

Exercise 6
Verify that the function u(x; t) = sin(2x)cos(2t) satisfies the equation
utt − uxx = 0
and the initial conditions
u(x; 0) = 2sin(x)cos(x)
and
ut (x; 0) = 0

Exercise 7
a)Find the general solution of the equation uxy = sin(x) + y
b)Find the general solution of the equation uyy − x2 u = 0
c)Find the general solution of the equation x2 uxy + xuy = y

Exercise 8
a) Show that u(x; t) = cos(x)sin(t) is the solution of the initial-boundary
value problem:
utt − uxx = 0, (x > 0)
where
u(x; 0) = 0, (x > 0)
ut (x; 0) = cos(x), (x > 0)
ux (0; t) = 0, (t ≥ 0)
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b) Show that u(x; t) = xt2 + sin(x + t) is the solution of the initial-boundary

value problem
utt − uxx = 2x, (|x| < ∞)
where
u(x; 0) = sin(x), (|x| < ∞)
ut (x; 0) = cos(x), (|x| < ∞)