MA 201

Partial Differential Equations

Tutorial Sheet-6

Fourier Series, Integral and Transform: Properties and applications

Laplace Transform: Properties and applications

1. Given the Fourier series for the function f (x) = x4 , < x < , as

4 4 X 8(1)n 2 2
x = + ( n 6) cos nx
5 n=1
n4

find the Fourier series for f (x) = x5 , < x < .

2. Deduce the Fourier series for the function f (x) = eax , < x < , a a real number.
Hence find the values of the following series:

X (1)n X (1)n
(a) , (b) .
n=1
a2 + n 2 n=
a2 + n 2

3. Given the half-range sine series

8 X sin(2n 1)x
x( x) = , 0 x ,
n=1 (2n 1)3

X
use Parsevals theorem to deduce the value of the series 1/(2n 1)6 .
n=1

4. Find the Fourier integral representation of the following non-periodic function:


0, < t < 1,
sin t, t2 < 2 , 1, 1 < t < 0,

f (t) = 2 2 , f (t) =
0, t > .
1, 0 < t < 1,
0, 1 < t < .

5. Express 
1, 0x
f (x) =
0, x > ,
as Fourier sine integral and hence evaluate
Z
1 cos()
sin()d.
0

6. Find the Fourier transforms of

 3t  n 2t
e , t > 0, t e , t > 0,
f (t) = 2t , f (t) = n > 1
e , t < 0. 0, t < 0,

7. Find the Fourier sine and cosine transforms of f (t) = tet , t > 0.

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 8. If U (x, t) is the temperature at time t and the thermal diffusivity of a semi-infinite
metal bar, find the temperature distribution in the bar at any point at any subsequent
time by solving the following boundary value problem using Fourier transform:

U 2U
= , x > 0, t > 0
t x2
U 0, x < 0,
(0, t) = 0, U (x, 0) = f (x) = 1, 0 < x < 1, .
x
0, x > 1.

9. Find the Laplace transforms of

t t
e3t sin 2t
Z Z
3t 3t
(i) te cos 4t, (ii) t e sin 2t dt, (iii) dt.
0 0 t

10. Find the Laplace transform of the following unit step functions:
(i) 2H(sin t) 1, (ii) H(t3 6t2 + 11t 6).

11. Find the inverse Laplace transforms:

2s + 3 2s2 3s + 5
(i) 2 , (ii) 2 2 .
s + 4s + 6 s (s + 1)

12. Using convolution

 2 theorem,
 find the  following: 
1 s + 4s + 4 1 1
(i) L , (ii) L .
(s2 + 4s + 13)2 (s + 1)2 (s + 2)2
13. Solve the following ODEs using Laplace transform for t [0, ):
(i) y + 2y + 5y = et sin t, y(0) = 0, y(0) = 1, (ii) ty + 2y + ty = 0, y(0) = 1.

14. Solve the following IBVP for one dimensional heat conduction equation for a rod of
unit length and with unit diffusivity using Laplace transform:

Ut = Uxx , 0 < x < 1, t > 0,

U (x, 0) = 3 sin(2x), 0 < x < 1,
U (0, t) = 0 = U (1, t), t > 0.