Sapthagiri NPS University
Department of Mathematics
Question Bank
Module -2
Partial Differential Equations (PDE)
Formation of PDE by eliminating arbitrary constants and arbitrary
functions (5 marks)
1. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary constants
𝑧 = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦√𝑥 2 − 𝑎2 + 𝑏.
𝑥2 𝑦2
2. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary constants 2𝑧 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2
3. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary functions 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ).
4. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary constants 𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑓(𝑥𝑦)
5. Find the PDE of the family of all spheres whose centres lie on the plane 𝑧 = 0 and
have a constant value ‘r’.
6. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary functions 𝑧 = 𝑒 𝑦 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦)
7. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary functions
𝑙𝑥 + 𝑚𝑦 + 𝑛𝑧 = ∅(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 ).
Formation of PDE by eliminating arbitrary functions (7 marks)
8. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary functions in the following:
∅(𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧, 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 𝑧 2 ) = 0.
9. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary functions in the following:
∅(𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧 2 , 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧) = 0.
10. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary functions in the following:
∅(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 , 𝑧 2 − 2𝑥𝑦) = 0.
11. Form the PDE by eliminating the arbitrary functions in the
following: 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑦 + 𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑦 + 2𝑥).
Solution of the Lagrange’s Linear PDE (5 or 7 marks)
12. Solve : 𝑝𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥 + 𝑞𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑧
13. Solve: 𝑥 2 𝑝 + 𝑦 2 𝑞 = 𝑧
14. Solve: 𝑦 2 𝑝 − 𝑥𝑦𝑞 = 𝑥(𝑧 − 2𝑦)
15. Solve: 𝑦 2 𝑧𝑝 = 𝑥 2 (𝑧𝑞 + 𝑦)
16. Solve: (𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )𝑝 + 𝑥(𝑦𝑞 − 𝑧) = 0.
17. Solve: 𝑥 2 (𝑦 − 𝑧)𝑝 + 𝑦 2 (𝑧 − 𝑥)𝑞 = 𝑧 2 (𝑥 − 𝑦).
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
18. Solve: (𝑚𝑧 − 𝑛𝑦) 𝜕𝑥 + (𝑛𝑥 − 𝑙𝑧) 𝜕𝑦 + (𝑚𝑥 − 𝑙𝑦) = 0.
19. Solve: (𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 − 𝑧 2 )𝑝 + 2𝑥𝑦𝑞 = 2𝑥𝑧.
Sapthagiri NPS University
Department of Mathematics
Question Bank
Solution of homogeneous PDE involving derivatives with respect to one
independent variable only (7 marks)
𝜕2 𝑧 𝜕𝑧
20. Solve + 𝑧 = 0 given that when 𝑥 = 0, 𝑧 = 𝑒 𝑦 and = 1.
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑥
𝜕2 𝑧 𝜕𝑧
21. Solve = 𝑎2 𝑧 given that = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦 and 𝑧 = 0 when 𝑥 = 0.
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑥
𝜕2 𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
22. Solve 𝜕𝑥 2 + 3 𝜕𝑥 − 4𝑧 = 0 given that 𝑧 = 1 and = 𝑦 when 𝑥 = 0.
𝜕𝑥
𝜕3 𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕2 𝑧
23. Solve 3
+4 = 0 given that 𝑧 = 0, = 0, = 4 when 𝑥 = 0.
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥 2
𝜕2 𝑧 𝜕𝑧
24. Solve = 𝑧, given that 𝑧 = 0 and = sin 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 0.
𝜕𝑦 2 𝜕𝑦