464 Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
9. Product solutions are φ
n
(x)T
n
(t),where
φ
n
(x) = sin(λ
n
x), T
n
(t) = exp
−kc
2
t/2
×
sin(µ
n
t)
cos(µ
n
t),
λ
n
=
nπ
a
,µ
n
=
λ
2
n
c
2
−
1
4
k
2
c
4
.
11. Product solutions are φ
n
(x)T
n
(t),where
φ
n
(x) = sin
nπx
a
,
T
n
(t) = sin or cos
n
2
π
2
ct
a
2
.
Frequencies n
2
π
2
c/a
2
.
13. The general solution of the differential equation is φ(x) = A cos(λx) +
B sin(λx) + C cosh(λx) + D sinh(λx). Boundary conditions at x = 0re-
quire A =−C, B =−D;thoseatx = a lead to C/D =−(cosh(λa) +
cos(λa))/(sinh(λa)− sin(λa)) and 1 + cos(λa) cosh(λa) = 0. The first
eigenvalues are λ
1
= 1.875/a, λ
2
= 4.693/a, and the eigenfunctions are
similar to the functions shown in the figure.
15. u(x, t) =
∞
n=1
a
n
cos(µ
n
t) +b
n
(sin µ
n
t)
sin(λ
n
x): λ
n
=nπ/a,
µ
n
=
λ
2
n
+γ
2
c, a
n
=2h
1 −cos(nπ)
/nπ,b
n
=0, n = 1, 2,....
17. Convergence is uniform because
|b
n
| converges.
Section 3.3
1. Table shows u(x, t)/h.
t
x 00.2a/c 0.4a/c 0.8a/c 1.4a/c
0.25a 0.5 0.5 0.2 −0.5 −0.2
0.5a 1.0 0.6 0.2 −0.6 −0.2
3. u(0, 0.5a/c) = 0; u(0.2a, 0.6a/c) = 0.2αa; u(0.5a, 1.2a/c) =−0.2αa.
(Hint: G(x) = αx,0< x < a.)
5. G(x) =
0, 0 < x < 0.4a,
5(x − 0.4a), 0.4a < x < 0.6a,
a, 0.6a < x < a.
Notice that G is a continuous function whose graph is composed of line
segments.