Department of Mathematics

IIT Kharagpur
MA20103 Partial Differential Equations
Autumn 2017, Practice Assignment and Submission Assignment

Practice Assignment

Pn (x) denotes the Legendre polynomial of order n; Jn (x): denotes Bessel

function of first kind order n.

1. The value of Pn (−1) is —————-( generating function may be used).

Ans:

2. With the help of closed form expression for the Bessel function Jn (x), the
missing term in the following relation Jn (x) = ——— ×J−n (x) is —-.

3. a). The value of P4 (1/2) is:

b). The value of P3 (3/2) is:

R π
4. a). The value of 0
2
P3 (cos 2θ) sin 2θdθ is:
Rπ
b). The value of 0 P3 (cos θ) sin 2θdθ is:
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5. a). If the general solution of the linear second order ODE: 4x2 y + 4xy +
(64x2 − 9)y = 0 is of the form y(x) = AJa (bx) + BJc (dx), where A, B are
arbitrary constants, then a = ,b = ,c= ,d =
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b). If the general solution of the linear second order ODE: 9x2 y + 9xy +
(243x2 − 25)y = 0 is of the form y(x) = AJa (bx) + BJc (dx), where A, B are
arbitrary constants, then a = ,b = ,c= ,d =
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6. The power series solution of the ODE (1 − x2 )y − xy + 4y = 0 around
x = 0 is ———-

7. a). The polynomial solution of the following linear second order ODE:
(1 − x2 )y 00 − 2xy 0 + 12y = 0 is:

b). The polynomial solution of the following linear second order ODE:
(1 − x2 )y 00 − 2xy 0 + 20y = 0
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8. a). For the linear second order ODE: (x2 − 25)y + (x − 5)y + y = 0, the
singular points are:
Are these singular points regular?
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b). For the linear second order ODE: (x2 −9)y +(x−2)y +(x−3)−2 y = 0,

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Are these singular points regular?
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9. a). Consider the linear second order ODE: 5xy + 3y + x2 y = 0 for which
we are seeking series solution by Frobenius method, about x = 0. If the corre-
sponding indicial equation is f (r) = 0, then f (r) =
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b). Consider the linear second order ODE: 3xy + 2y + x2 y = 0 for which
we are seeking series solution by Frobenius method, about x = 0. If the corre-
sponding indicial equation is f (r) = 0, then f (r) =

10. For a 2nd order ODE with variable coefficients with x = x0 as a regular
singular point, the roots of the indicial equation corresponding to Frobenius
series are given by 99 and 101. Then the possible form of the solutions are
y1 (x) =

y2 (x) =

2
 Submission Assignment

Submission Dead line: 25th August 2017, 5:00 p.m in the locker of
G. P. RAJA SEKHAR, located at the Department of Mathematics
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1. Consider the 2nd order non-homogeneous ODE given by y − xy + 2y =
e−x . If a power series solution around x = 0 is attempted, find the
corresponding recurrence relation for the coefficients for n ≥ 1 and hence
find the corresponding series solution.
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2. Consider the 2nd order ODE (x2 − 1)y + xy + y = 0 where x = 0 is
an ordinary point. If a power series solution around x = 0 is attempted,
find the corresponding recurrence relation in terms of the coefficients of
the series and hence find the series.

3. Show that x = 0 is a regular singular point of the differential equation

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2x2 y − xy + (1 + x)y = 0

and hence find the general solution by using Frobenius method.

4. Express the polynomial f (x) = 5x4 +3x3 −5x2 +2x−3 in terms of Legen-
dre polynomials, Pn (x). Compute P0 (x), P1 (x) etc. using the generating
function
∞
2 −1/2
 
hn Pn (x), |h| < 1, |x| ≤ 1.
X
1 − 2xh + h =
n=0

5. Consider the recurrence relations

0 h i0
[xm Jm (x)] = xm Jm−1 (x); x−m Jm (x) = −x−m Jm+1 (x).

If we use these recurrence relations, we can show that

h
2
i0 xh 2 i
Jm (x) = Jm−1 (x) − JB2 (x) .
A
Determine A and B in terms of m by showing details.

   
6. If J4 (x) = A + xB2 J0 (x) + x1 C + xD2 J1 (x), then find A, B, C and D.
[Hint: x(Jn−1 (x) + Jn+1 (x)) = 2nJn (x)]
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7. Compute the value of −1 xPn (x)Pn−1 (x)dx [Hint: (n+1)Pn+1 (x) = (2n+
1)xPn (x) − nPn−1 (x) ]