MA 201 – Test 6 (Partial Differential Equations)

November 10, 2020

Time: 8.00 AM –8.45 AM (Submission time included)
Department of Mathematics
IIT Guwahati
Instructions
1. All questions will be multiple choice with one or more correct choice(s). There
is no partial marks.

2. The pdf of the QP (with full information) and the link for answer (with only
((a),(b), (c), (d) for each question) will be posted separately.

3. The choice(s) (a),(b),(c),(d) on the form is/are to be clicked.

4. The duration of the Test is 30 minutes with an additional 14 minutes

and 59 seconds for submission.

5. All necessary information will be given on the form. Read them carefully.

6. Instructors are not responsible for responses not submitted and recorded within
08:44:59 AM.

Question 1. Consider following PDEs

PDE-1 : (x − y)2uxx + 4(x − y) sin (x2 + y 2)uxy + 4 cos2 (x2 + y 2)uyy = 0

and
2 2
PDE-2 : P uxx + ex ey uxy + Quyy + (x + y)ux + (x2 + y 2)uy + e2x u = 0,

where P and Q are polynomials in two variables x and y with real coefficients.
Which of the following statement(s) is (are) necessarily true?

(a) PDE-1 is Elliptic in the region

n π 3π o
(x, y) : x 6= y, < x2 + y 2 <
4 4
and there exists R > 0 such that the PDE-2 is elliptic in
n o
(x, y) ∈ R2 : x2 + y 2 > R

for all choices of linear polynomials P and Q.

(b) PDE-1 is Hyperbolic in the region
n π 2 2 3π o
(x, y) : x 6= y, <x +y <
4 4
and there exists R > 0 such that the PDE-2 is Hyperbolic in
n o
2 2 2
(x, y) ∈ R : x + y > R

for all choices of quadratic polynomials P and Q.

 (c) PDE-1 is Elliptic in the region
n
2 2 πo
(x, y) : x 6= y, x + y <
6
and there exists R > 0 such that the PDE-2 is Hyperbolic in
n o
(x, y) ∈ R2 : x2 + y 2 < R

for all choices of polynomials P and Q.

(d) PDE-1 is not Hyperbolic in the region
n πo
(x, y) : x 6= y, x2 + y 2 <
4
and there exists R > 0 such that the PDE-2 is parabolic in
n o
(x, y) ∈ R2 : x2 + y 2 > R

for all choices of linear polynomials P and Q.

Question 2. Consider following PDE

2yux + uuy = 2yu2.
Which of the following statement(s) is (are) necessarily true?
 
u y2
(a) G e−y 2 , (1 + xu)e = 0 is a general solution to the PDE, where G is
arbitrary
 
2
(b) G euy2 , (1 + xu)e−y = 0 is a general solution to the PDE, where G is
arbitrary
2  2
(c) u = ey f (1 + xu)e−y is a solution for the PDE for arbitrary f
2 2
(d) u = ey f (x + e−y − 1) is a solution for the PDE for arbitrary f

Question 3. Consider following PDE

cos (x + y)ux + sin (x + y)uy = u.

Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) necessarily true.

 √ 
(a) G u 2 cot 21 (x + y), cos(x + y) + sin(x + y) = 0 is the general solution to
the PDE, where G is arbitrary
 √

(b) G u 2 cot 21 (x + y + π4 ), cos(x + y) + sin(x + y) ey−x = 0 is the general
solution to the PDE, where G is arbitrary
√
(c) u 2
= tan 12 (x + y + π4 ) is a solution surface for the PDE
√

(d) u 2
= tan 12 (x + y + π4 ) cos(x + y) + sin(x + y) is a solution for the PDE.
Question 4. Consider following PDE
xux + 2xuuy = u.
Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) necessarily true.

(a) u = x(y − xu) cos(y − xu) is a solution surface to the PDE

(b) The PDE along with initial conditions u = 2x on y = 2x2 +1 has an unique
solution in a neighbourhood of the initial curve
(c) The PDE along with initial condition u = 2x2 on y = 3x3 has a unique
solution given by
u3 + 8x4 u − 8yx3 = 0
in a neighbourhood of the initial curve
(d) The PDE along with initial condition u = x2 on y = x3 −1 has no solution.

Question 5. Consider following PDE

utt − 4uxx = 0.
Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) necessarily true.

(a) u(x, t) = f (x − 2t) + g(x + 2t) is a solution to the PDE, where f and g are
arbitrary
(b) u(x, t) = f (ex−2t ) + g(ex+2t ), is a solution to the PDE, where f and g are
arbitrary
(c) u(x, t) = f (2x − 4t) + g(ex+2t ), is a solution to the PDE, where f and g
are arbitrary
(d) u(x, t) = f (x2 + 4t2 ) + g(ex+2t ), is a solution to the PDE, where f and g
are arbitrary

Question 6. Let u be the solution to the IVP

uxx − utt = ex + 6t, x ∈ R, t > 0

with initial conditions

u(x, 0) = sin x & ut (x, 0) = 0, x ∈ R.

Then the value of u π2 , π2 is
π π
3

(a) e 2 1 + 12 e 2 + π 8+4
π π
3

(b) e 2 1 + 12 e 2 + π 8−4
π π
3

(c) e 2 1 − 21 e 2 − π 8+4
π π
3

(d) e 2 1 − 21 e 2 − π 8−4
Question 7. Let an and bn be the Fourier coefficients of the Fourier series of the following
function 
0, for − π < x < 0,
f (x) =
sin x, for 0 < x < π
Then

(a) an = 0 for odd n and bn = 0 for all n ≥ 1

(b) Fourier series of f at x ∈ (−π, π) converges to f (x)
1 1 1
(c) 1×3
− 3×5
+ 5×7
− . . . = 21 (π − 2)
1 1 1
(d) 1×3
− 3×5
+ 5×7
− . . . = 41 (π − 2)

Question 8. Let an and bn be the Fourier coefficients of the Fourier series of a C 1 function
f : [−π, π] → R, which of the following statement(s) is (are) necessarily true.

(a) an → 0 as n → ∞
(b) nan → 0 as n → ∞
P
(c) n=1 |an | < ∞
P <
(d) n=1 nan ∞

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