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Questions -
Q1. Consider the solution 1 - x2 - 2kt of the diffusion equation. Find the locations of its maximum and its minimum in the closed rectangle {0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ t ≤ T}.
Q2. Consider a solution of the diffusion equation ut = uxx in {0 ≤ x ≤ l, 0 ≤ t ≤ ∞}.
(a) Let M(T) = the maximum of u(x, t) in the closed rectangle {0 ≤ x ≤ l, 0 ≤ t ≤ T}. Does M(T) increase or decrease as a function of T?
(b) Let m(T) = the minimum of u(x, t) in the closed rectangle {0 ≤ x ≤ l, 0 ≤ t ≤ T}. Does m(T) increase or decrease as a function of T?
Q3. Consider the diffusion equation ut = uxx in the interval (0, 1) with u(0, t)= u(1, t) = 0 and u(x, 0) = 1 - x2. Note that this initial function does not satisfy the boundary condition at the left end, but that the solution will satisfy it for all t > 0.