15 Chapter in Review Answers to selected odd-numbered problems begin on page ANS-39.

In Problems 1–20, use either the Laplace transform or a Fourier transform to solve the given boundary-value problem. Make assumptions about boundedness where necessary. The symbols are constants.


  1. [Hint: Use the identity sinh(xy) = sinh x cosh y − cosh x sinh y, and then use Problem 8 in Exercises 15.1.]
  2. Show that a solution of the BVP

    is

  3. Solve the boundary-value problem

    using the Laplace transform. Give two different forms of the solution

    1. Solve the BVP in Problem 21 using a Fourier transform.
    2. Use a CAS to carry out an integration to show that the answer in part (a) is equivalent to one of the answers in Problem 21.

In Problems 23–26, use a finite Fourier transform to solve the given boundary-value problem. The symbols are constants.