Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 15 - Differentiation in Several Variables - 15.3 Partial Derivatives - Exercises - Page 782: 76

Answer

We take the derivatives of $u\left( {x,t} \right)$ with respect to $t$ and $x$ and show that it satisfies the heat equation for any constant $n$.

Work Step by Step

1. Take the partial derivative of $u\left( {x,t} \right)$ with respect to $t$: $\frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial t}} = - {n^2}\sin \left( {nx} \right){{\rm{e}}^{ - {n^2}t}}$ 2. Take the partial derivatives of $u\left( {x,t} \right)$ with respect to $x$: $\frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial x}} = n\cos \left( {nx} \right){{\rm{e}}^{ - {n^2}t}}$ $\frac{{{\partial ^2}u}}{{\partial {x^2}}} = - {n^2}\sin \left( {nx} \right){{\rm{e}}^{ - {n^2}t}}$ Thus, $\frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial t}} = \frac{{{\partial ^2}u}}{{\partial {x^2}}}$ for any constant $n$.
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