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This document contains a tutorial sheet with 12 questions regarding differential equations and special functions including Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials, and trigonometric functions. The questions cover topics like finding regular singular points, solving differential equations using series solutions and Frobenius' method, properties of Bessel functions and Legendre polynomials, expressing functions in terms of Legendre polynomials, and integrals involving Legendre polynomials and their derivatives.

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Assignment 2

This document contains a tutorial sheet with 12 questions regarding differential equations and special functions including Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials, and trigonometric functions. The questions cover topics like finding regular singular points, solving differential equations using series solutions and Frobenius' method, properties of Bessel functions and Legendre polynomials, expressing functions in terms of Legendre polynomials, and integrals involving Legendre polynomials and their derivatives.

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Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur

Department of mathematics, School of Basic and Applied Sciences


Tutorial Sheet/Assignment-2 (Mathematics-II NMA-201)

Q.1) Find regular singular points of the differential equation


d2 y dy
2𝑥 2 2 + 3x + (𝑥 2 − 4)y = 0
dx dx
Q.2) Find solution in generalized series from about x=0 of the differential equation
d2 y dy
3𝑥 + 2 +y=0
dx 2 dx
Q.3) Using Frobenius method, obtain the series solution for given differential equation:
d2 y dy
2𝑥(1 − 𝑥 ) dx2 + (1 − 𝑥 ) dx + 3y = 0

Q.4) Solve the following differential equation in terms of Bessel’s function


d2 y 1 dy 1
2
+ + (8 − 2 ) y = 0
dx 𝑥 dx 𝑥
Q.5) Prove that:
1) 𝐽−𝑛 (𝑥) = (−1)𝑛 𝐽𝑛 (𝑥)
2) 𝑃𝑛 (−𝑥 ) = (−1)𝑛 𝑃𝑛 (𝑥)
Q.6) (i) Express 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2 in terms of Legendre’s polynomials.
(ii) Express J5(x) in terms of J1 and J2.
Q.7) Prove that
1
1).𝑃𝑛′ (1) = 𝑛 (𝑛 + 1)
2
𝑛
2). 𝑃𝑛′ (−1) = (−1)𝑛−1 (𝑛 + 1)
2

Q.8) Prove that


∞
1+𝑧 1
− = ∑ (𝑃𝑛 + 𝑃𝑛+1 )𝑧 𝑛
𝑧√(1 − 2𝑥𝑧 + 𝑧 2 ) 𝑧 𝑛=0
′
Q.9) Show that: 𝑃𝑛+1 + 𝑃𝑛′ = 𝑃0 + 3𝑃1 + 5𝑃2 + ⋯ . +(2𝑛 + 1)𝑃𝑛
Q.10) Show that:
1 0, 𝑚≠𝑛
∫ (1 − 𝑥 2
)𝑃𝑚′ 𝑃𝑛′ 𝑑𝑥 = { 2𝑛(𝑛 + 1) , 𝑚=𝑛
−1
2𝑛 + 1
Q.11) Prove that:
1
1 1 1 + sin (2 𝜃)
1 + 𝑃1 (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) + 𝑃2 (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) + ⋯ . = log [ ]
2 3 1
sin (2 𝜃)

Q.12) Show that:


1) cos(𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) = 𝐽0 + 2 cos 2𝜃 𝐽2 + 2 cos 4𝜃 𝐽4 + ⋯ .
2) ) sin(𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) = 2 sin 𝜃 𝐽1 + 2 cos 3𝜃 𝐽3 + ⋯ .
Q 13) Prove that:
1) J02 + 2( J12 + J22 + J32 +…)=1
𝑑 2 ( )
2) (𝑥 𝐽𝑛 (𝑥 )𝐽𝑛+1 (𝑥 )) = (𝐽𝑛2 (𝑥 ) − 𝐽𝑛+1 𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥

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