Department of Mathematical Sciences
Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Petroleum Technology, Jais
Applied Mathematics - II (MA 124)
Week 3 / February 2025 Problem Set 7 P.D.
Solution of PDEs by Charpit’s Method
1. Find the complete integral of
a) u2x + yuy = u b) pqz = p2 ( xq + p2 ) + q2 (yp + q2 )
c) x5 p − 4x2 q3 + 6x2 z − 2 = 0 d) 2(z + px + qy) = yp2
e) z = xp + yq − sin( pq) f) xp + yq − p2 q − z = 0
g) pq = z2 h) p + q = pq
using Charpit’s method.
Classification and Canonical Forms of Second Order PDEs
2. Classify the nature of each of the following partial differential equations (hyperbolic,
parabolic, elliptic) in the xy-plane.
(a) au xx + bu xy + auyy = 0
2 2
(b) sin2 x u xx + e x ey u xy + cos2 x uyy + e2x u x + ey uy = 0
(c) uyy − yu xx + x3 y = 0; y ̸= 0
(d) x2 u xx + y(y − 1)2 uyy − (y2 − 1) xu xy + xu x + yuy = 0
3. Classify and reduce the following PDEs into canonical form.
(a) (1 + x2 )u xx + (1 + y2 )uyy + xu x + yuy = 0
(b) u xx − 2 sin xu xy − cos2 xuyy − cos xuy = 0
(c) yu xx + ( x + y)u xy + xuyy = 0
(d) sin2 xu xx + sin 2xu xy + cos2 xuyy = x
(e) u xx + 2u xy + 4uyy + 2u x + 3uy = 0
(f) x2 u xx + 2xyu xy + y2 uyy = 0