Total No. of Questions : 4] SEAT No.

P4983 [Total No. of Pages : 3

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T.Y. B.Sc.
MATHEMATICS
MT 364 : Partial Differential Equations
(2019 Pattern) (CBCS) (Semester - VI) (36114)

Time : 2 Hours] [Max. Marks : 35

Instructions to the candidates:
1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q1) Attempt any FIVE of the following : [5 × 1 = 5]

a) Write two sets of parametric equations for the spherical surface
x2 + y2 + z2 = r2.
b) What are the direction cosines of the normal to the surface f (x(s), y(s),
z(s)) = 0 at a point p(x, y, z)?
c) Eliminate the constants from the equation z = (a + x) (b + y).
d) Write the form of Lagrange's equation for n independent variables.
e) When the linear differential operator F(D, D) is said to be reducible?
f) Using Leibnitz's theorem write rth derivative of the product eax.
(Dr(eax)).
g) Classify the equation

¶2 z
2
2
2n ¶ z ¶z
(n -1) 2 - y 2
= n y 2 n-1
¶x ¶y ¶y

Q2) a) Attempt any one of the following : [5]

i) Prove that a pfaffian differential equation in two variables always
possesses an integrating factor.

ii) If x is a vector such that x ⋅ cur x = 0 and  is an arbitrary function

of x, y and z then prove that (m x ) ⋅ (curl(m x)) = 0 .

P.T.O.
 b) Attempt any ONE of the following : [5]
i) Find the integral curve of the equations

dx dy dz
= =
x+z y z + y2

ii) Verify that the differential equation

y(y + z) dx + z (x + z) dy + y (y–x) dz = 0
is integrable and find its primitive

Q3) a) Attempt any ONE of the following. [5]

i) Prove that, the general solution of the Linear partial differential
equation Pp + Qq = R is F(u,v) = 0, where F is an arbitrary function
and u(x, y, z) = c1, v(x, y, z) = c2 form a solution of the equation

dx dy dz
= =
P Q R

ii) Reduce the partial differential equation

Rr + Ss + Tt + f (x, y, z, p, q) = 0
to a cannonical form.
b) Attempt any ONE of the following. [5]
i) If u is function of x, y and z which satisfies the partial differential
equation

¶u ¶u ¶u
( y - z) + ( z - x) + ( x - y ) = 0
¶x ¶y ¶z

then show that u contains x, y and z only in combination of

x + y + z and x2 + y2+ z2.
ii) Reduce the equation

¶2 z
2 ¶2 z 2
2 ¶ z y 2 ¶z x 2 ¶z
y - 2 xy +x = +
¶x 2 ¶x¶y ¶y 2 x ¶x y ¶y

to cannonical form. Hence evaluate it.

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Q4) a) Attempt any ONE of the following : [5]

i) If u is the complimentary function and z1 is a particular integral of a

linear partial differential equation then prove that u + z1 is general
solution of the equation.

ii) If r D+ r is a factor of f (D, D) and r () is an arbitrary function

of the single variable  and if r  0 then prove that

æg yö
-ççç r ÷÷÷
çè br ø÷
ur = e ⋅ fr (br x )

b) Attempt any ONE of the following : [5]

i) Verify that the partial differential equation

¶2 z ¶2 z 2z
- =
¶ x 2 ¶y 2 x 2

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is satisfied by z = f ( y - x) + f ¢ ( y - x )
x

where  is arbitrary function.

ii) Find the particular integral of the equation

(D2 – D) z = 2y – x2

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Total No. of Questions : 4] SEAT No. :
PA-2346 [Total No. of Pages : 3

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T.Y. B.Sc. (Semester - VI)
MATHEMATICS
DSE - 5B : MT - 364 : Partial Differential Equations
(2019 Pattern) (CBCS) (36114)
Time : 2 Hours] [Max. Marks : 35
Instructions to the candidates :
1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q1) Attempt any Five of the following : [5 × 1 = 5]

a) ______ state the theorem of existence and uniqueness of solutions of

dx dy dz
= = .
P Q R

b) Define pfaffian differential equation in two variables.

c) Eliminate the arbitrary constants a and b from the equation ax2 + by2 + z2 = 1.

d) Why linear equations of first order differential equations are called as

Lagrange's equations.

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e) What is the value of eax + by?
f (D,D')

f) Write one example of reducible and one example of irreducible differential

operator.

g) Define quasilinear partial differential equation.

P.T.O.
Q2) A) Attempt any One of the following : [5]
i) Prove that the direction cosines of the tangent to the curve x = x(s),
y = y(s) and z = z(s) at a point p(x, y, z) are
æ dx dy dz ö÷
çç , , ÷
çè ds ds ds ÷ø
ii) Prove that a necessary and sufficient condition that the pfaffian
differential equation X ⋅ dr = 0 should be integrable is that
X ⋅ curl X = 0 .
b) Attempt any One of the following : [5]
i) Show that the direction cosines of the tangent at a point p(x, y, z) to
the conic ax2 + by2 + cz2 = 1, x + y + z = 1 are proportional to
(by – cz, cz – ax, ax – by).
ii) Solve the equations
dx dy dz
= =
x( y - z ) y ( z - x) z ( x - y )

Q3) A) Attempt any One of the following : [5]

i) If ui(x1, x2, x3 . . . xn, 2) = ci(i = 1, 2, . . . n) are independent
dx1 dx2 dx3 dxn dz
solutions of the equations P = P = P = . ... = P = R
1 2 3 n

then prove that the relation j (u1 , u2 ,.. .un ) = 0 in which the function
 is arbitrary is general solution of linear partial differential equation
¶z ¶z ¶z
P1 + P2 + ... + Pn =R.
¶x1 ¶x2 ¶xn
ii) Using separation of variable method obtain the solution of one
¶ 2u 2
2 ¶ u
dimensional wave equation 2 = c 0 £ x £ L, t > 0
¶t ¶x 2
Subject to the conditions
u(0, t) = 0, t > 0; u(L, t) = 0, t > 0
b) Attempt any One of the following : [5]
i) Verify that the differential equation
ydx + xdy + 2z dz = 0
is integrable. Find its primitive.
ii) Find a particular integral of the equation (D2 – D1) z = e2x + y.

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Q4)A) Attempt any One of the following : [5]
i) If u1, u2, . . . . un are solutions of the homogeneous linear partial
n

differential equation F(D, D) z = 0 then prove that åc u

r =1
r r is also a

solution of the PDE, where Crs are arbitrary constants.

ii) If r Dr + r Dr+ r is a factor of F(D, D) and r() is an arbitrary
function of the single variable  and if r  0, then prove that
æg xö
-ççç r ÷÷÷
ur = e
çè ar ÷ø r(r x – r y) is solution of the equation F(D, D) z = 0.

b) Attempt any One of the following : [5]

i) Find the solution of

¶2 z ¶2 z
- = x- y
¶x 2 ¶y 2
ii) Obtain the solution of the Radio equation

¶ 2v ¶ 2v
= LC 2
¶x 2 ¶t

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