472 Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
Membrane is attached to a frame that is flat on the left and right but has
the shape of the graph of f (x) at top and bottom.
b.
∂
2
u
∂x
2
+
∂
2
u
∂y
2
=0, 0 < x < a,0< y < b,
∂u
∂x
(0, y) =0, u(a, y) = 0, 0 < y < b,
u(x, 0) = 0, u(x, b) = 100, 0 < x < a.
The bar is insulated on the left; the temperature is fixed at 100 on the top,
at 0 on the other two sides.
c.
∂
2
u
∂x
2
+
∂
2
u
∂y
2
=0, 0 < x < a,0< y < b,
u(0, y) = 0, u(a, y) = 100, 0 < y < b,
∂u
∂y
(x, 0) = 0,
∂u
∂y
(x, b) = 0, 0 < x < a.
The sheet is electrically insulated at top and bottom. The voltage is fixed
at 0 on the left and 100 on the right.
d.
∂
2
φ
∂x
2
+
∂
2
φ
∂y
2
=0, 0 < x < a,0< y < b,
∂φ
∂x
(0, y) = 0,
∂φ
∂x
(a, y) =−a,0< y < b,
∂φ
∂y
(x, 0) = 0,
∂φ
∂y
(x, b) = b,0< x < a.
The velocities, given by V =−∇φ,areV
x
= a, V
y
= 0ontheright,
V
x
=0, V
y
=−b onthetop;andwallsontheothertwosidesmakeve-
locities 0 there.
Section 4.2
1. Show by differentiating and substituting that both are solutions of the
differential equation. The Wronskian of the two functions is
sinh(λy) sinh(λ(b −y))
λ cosh(λy) −λ cosh(λ(b −y))
=−λ sinh(λb) = 0.
3. In the case b = a , use two terms of the series: u(a/2, a/2) = 0.32.
5. u(x, y) =
∞
1
b
n
sin
nπx
a
sinh(nπy/a)
sinh(nπb/a)
, b
n
=
8
n
2
π
2
sin
nπ
2
.