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GATE CE topic:partial-differential-equations PYQs
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Question 13
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Periodic function
is given below.
The CORRECT option representing the Fourier series expansion of
is:Your answerChoose one option.
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A partial differential equation is given below.
Possible solution(s) is/are:
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Which one of the following options is the correct Fourier series of the periodic function
described below:Your answerChoose one option.
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Which of the following equations belong/belongs to the class of second-order, linear, homogeneous partial differential equations:
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The second-order differential equation in an unknown function
is defined as
Assuming
,
, and
, the general solution of the above differential equation isYour answerChoose one option.
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For the following partial differential equation,
which of the following option(s) is/are CORRECT?Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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The following function is defined over the interval
:
If it is expressed as a Fourier series,
which options amongst the following are true?
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The steady-state temperature distribution in a square plate ABCD is governed by the 2-dimensional Laplace equation. The side AB is kept at a temperature of 100 °C and the other three sides are kept at a temperature of 0 °C. Ignoring the effect of discontinuities in the boundary conditions at the corners, the steady-state temperature at the center of the plate is obtained as T₀ °C. Due to symmetry, the steady-state temperature at the center will be same (T₀ °C), when any one side of the square is kept at a temperature of 100 °C and the remaining three sides are kept at a temperature of 0 °C. Using the principle of superposition, the value of T₀ is __________ (round off to two decimal places).
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A 5 cm long metal rod AB was initially at a uniform temperature of
°C. Thereafter, temperature at both the ends are maintained at 0 °C. Neglecting the heat transfer from the lateral surface of the rod, the heat transfer in the rod is governed by the one-dimensional diffusion equation
, where D is the thermal diffusivity of the metal, given as 1.0 cm²/s.The temperature distribution in the rod is obtained as
where x is in cm measured from A to B with
at A, t is in s,
are constants in °C, T is in °C, and
is in s⁻¹.The value of
(in s⁻¹, rounded off to three decimal places) is ____________.Log in to check the answer
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Consider the following expression:
where
,
, and
are variables, and
is a complex number. The partial differential equation derived from the above expression isYour answerChoose one option.
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