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Exercise 102

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Find a series solution of ut=0.1uxxfor   0<x<π and t>0,ux(0,t)=ux(π,t)=0for   t>0,u(x,0)=1+2cos⁡(x)for   0<x<π.\begin{array}{ll} u_t = 0.1 u_{xx} & \qquad \text{for } \; 0 < x < \pi \text{ and } t > 0, \\ u_x(0,t) = u_x(\pi,t) = 0 & \qquad \text{for } \; t > 0, \\ u(x,0) = 1 + 2\cos (x) & \qquad \text{for } \; 0 < x < \pi . \end{array}

Lebl, Notes on Diffy Qs, §4.6 PDEs, separation of variables, and the heat equation, exercise 102

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