INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANDI
MA522: Partial Differential Equations
Self Practice Sheet 2
Topic: Classification and Solutions of First Order Partial Differential Equations.
1. Classify the following first order partial differential equations into Linear, Semi-linear, Quasi
linear and Non-linear PDE’s.
(a) zx + zy = x + y + z
(b) x2 zzx + y 2 zzy = xy
(c) xzx + yzy = xy 2 z 2
(d) xyzx + y 2 zy = x2 y 4 z 3
(e) 2zx2 + 7zy2 = (x + y)2
(f) x2 zx2 + y 2 zy2 = z 2
(g) x2 zzx + y 2 zzy = x2 y 2
(h) zx + zy = (x + y)z
(i) zx zy = z 2 − y
(j) (x2 –yz)zx + (y 2 –zx)zy = z 2 –xy
(k) yzx + (x − 2y)zy = z + y
2. Using linear transformation of variables, determine every function u(x, t) that solves
∂u ∂u
−5 =0
∂t ∂x
∂u ∂u
3. Using linear transformation of variables, solve the equation −5 = 0 with the initial
∂t ∂x
condition
1
u(x, 0) = , −∞ < x < ∞
1 + x2
∂u ∂u
4. Using linear transformation of variables, solve 5 + = x , where the initial condition is
∂t ∂x
given as:
u(x, 0) = sin 2πx, −∞ < x < ∞
5. Using linear transformation of variables, find the general solution of the equation
6ux − 4uy + u = x