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PAAVAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE – NAMAKKAL

(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)
QP CODE : N14562
B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examinations – April/May 2021
3rd Semester (Full Time)
(Regulations - 2015)
Common to all B.E./B.Tech. Programme(s)
MA15301 – Transforms and Boundary Value Problems

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Part A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)

Answer ALL Questions

1. Write the necessary conditions for a function to be expanded as a Fourier series.

2. Find the constant a0 for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 in –π ≤ x ≤ π.

3. Find the Fourier sine transform for (𝑥) = 𝑥 .

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4. State and prove Modulation theorem in Fourier transforms.

5. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary constants from 𝑧 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 .

6. Solve (𝐷 3 + 𝐷 2 𝐷1 − 𝐷𝐷1 − 𝐷𝐷1 )𝑧 = 0.

2 3

∂2 𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
7. Classify the PDE 4 +4 + − −8 − 16𝑢 = 0.
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦 2 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦

8. A tightly stretched string with fixed end points 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = 𝑙 is initially at rest in
its equilibrium position. If it is set vibrating giving each point a velocity 3𝑥(𝑙 − 𝑥).
Write the boundary conditions of the string.

9. Find the Z – transform of

1
.
𝑛+1

10. State and prove final value theorem of Z – transform.

Part B (5 x 16 = 80 Marks)

Answer ALL Questions

a) Find the Fourier series of 𝑓(𝑥) = {

𝑙 − 𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑙 (16)
11.
0, 𝑙 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝑙
1 1 𝜋
A) 1 − 3 + 5 + ⋯ = 4
1 1 1 𝜋2
B) + + +⋯ =
12 32 52 8

(OR)
b) i) Find the Fourier series of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 𝑖𝑛 (−𝜋, 𝜋). Using Parseval’s (10)
𝜋2 1 1
identity, prove that =1+ + +⋯
90 24 34

ii) Compute the first two harmonics of the Fourier series for f(x) from the (6)
following data.
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
𝑥 2 0
𝜋 2 2 2𝜋
3 3 3 3
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) 1 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 1
12. a) i) Find the Fourier sine and cosine transform of 𝑒 −𝑎𝑥 and evaluate (10)
∞ 𝑑𝑥 ∞ 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
∫0 and ∫0
(𝑥 2 +𝑎 2)2 (𝑥 2 +𝑎2 )2

𝑒 −𝑎𝑥 (6)
ii) Find the Fourier sine transforms of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ( ).
𝑥

(OR)

b)
1 − 𝑥 2 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝑥| < 1 (16)
Find the Fourier transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = { . Hence
0 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝑥| > 1
deduce
∞ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥−𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑥
A) ∫0 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑑𝑥
𝑥2 2

∞ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑠−𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑠 2
B) ∫0 ( 𝑠2
) 𝑑𝑠

13. a) i) Solve: 𝑧 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 + √1 + 𝑞 2 + 𝑝2 . (8)

ii) Solve: 𝑥 2 𝑝2 + 𝑦 2 𝑞 2 = 𝑧 2 . (8)

(OR)
b) i) Solve : 𝑥(𝑧 2 − 𝑦 2 )𝑝 + 𝑦(𝑥 2 − 𝑧 2 )𝑞 = 𝑧(𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 ). (8)

ii) 2 3
Solve : (𝐷 3 − 7𝐷𝐷1 − 6𝐷1 )𝑧 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 + sin(𝑥 + 2𝑦). (8)

14. a) A tightly stretched string with fixed end points 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 𝑙 is (16)
initially at rest in its equilibrium position. If is set vibrating giving
each point a velocity λx(𝑙 − 𝑥) then show that the displacement is
8λ 𝑙 2 1 𝑛𝜋𝑥 𝑛𝜋𝑎𝑡
𝑦(𝑥, 𝑡) = ∑
𝑎𝜋4 𝑛=1,3,5,…. 𝑛4
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑙 .

(OR)
b) A square plate is bounded by the lines 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 = 20 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 20. (16)
Its surfaces are insulated. The temperature along the upper
horizontal edge is given by 𝑢(𝑥, 20) = 𝑥(20 − 𝑥)𝑖𝑛 0 < 𝑥 < 20 while the
other three edges are kept at 00C. Find the steady state temperature
at any point in the plate.

15. a) i) Using Z transform solve 𝑢𝑛+2 − 5𝑢𝑛+1 + 6𝑢𝑛 = 4𝑛 given that (10)
𝑢0 = 0, 𝑢1 = 1.

ii) Form a difference equation by eliminating arbitrary constants from (6)

𝑦𝑛 = 𝑎 + 𝑏3𝑛 .
(OR)
8𝑧 2
b) i) Find the inverse Z transform of (2𝑧−1)(4𝑧−1)
by using convolution (8)
theorem.

ii) Find the Z transform of [𝑟 𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛𝜃] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 [𝑟 𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑛𝜃]. (8)

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