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One-Dimensional Wave Equation Analysis

The document contains 4 problems related to the one dimensional wave equation. Problem 1 describes an initial-boundary value problem for a vibrating string under gravity with fixed ends, and asks to separate the solution into time-dependent and time-independent parts. Problem 2 asks to derive the wave equation for a string with an applied distributed force. Problem 3 and 4 ask to verify that given functions satisfy the 1D wave equation and sketch the graphs of the functions versus x for different times t.

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One-Dimensional Wave Equation Analysis

The document contains 4 problems related to the one dimensional wave equation. Problem 1 describes an initial-boundary value problem for a vibrating string under gravity with fixed ends, and asks to separate the solution into time-dependent and time-independent parts. Problem 2 asks to derive the wave equation for a string with an applied distributed force. Problem 3 and 4 ask to verify that given functions satisfy the 1D wave equation and sketch the graphs of the functions versus x for different times t.

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One Dimensional Wave Equation [1] Consider the initial-boundary value problem for a nite vibrating string under

the gravity with two xed ends: T0 uxx g 0 < x < L, t > 0, u(0, t) = a, u(L, t) = b t > 0, u(x, 0) = f (x), ut (x, 0) = g(x) 0 x L. utt = (a) Show that the time-independent solution of this boundary value problem is (x) = and sketch the graph of vs x. (b) Show that the transient solution v(x, t) = u(x, t) (x) satises the following initialboundary value problem, in which both PDE and boundary conditions are homogeneous: T0 vxx 0 < x < L, t > 0, v(0, t) = 0, v(L, t) = 0 t > 0, v(x, 0) = f (x) (x), vt (x, 0) = g(x) vtt = g ba x(x L) + x + a. 2T0 L

0 x L.

[2] Rederive the wave equation for a vibrating string, when a distributed vertical force F (x, t) is acting on the string at position x and time t. (Keep all other assumptions as we did in the class.) Show that the partial dierential equation becomes: utt = [3] Verify that the function T0 1 uxx + F (x, t).

1 2 2 u(x, t) = e(xct) + e(x+ct) 2 utt = c2 uxx , x R, t R.

satises Graph u(x, t) vs x for times t = 5/c, 4/c, , 5/c. (If you have animation software, produce the animation of u(x, t) vs x, for 5/c t 5/c.) [4] Verify that the function 1 2 2 u(x, t) = e(xct) e(x+ct) 2 utt = c2 uxx , x R, t R.

satises Graph u(x, t) vs x for times t = 5/c, 4/c, , 5/c. (If you have animation software, produce the animation of u(x, t) vs x, for 5/c t 5/c.)

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