Question: Suppose that the temperature in a long, thin rod placed along the x-axis is initially C/(2a) if |x | < a and 0 if |x

Suppose that the temperature in a long, thin rod placed along the x-axis is initially C/(2a) if |x | < a and 0 if |x | > a. It can be shown that if the heat diffusivity of the rod is k, then the temperature of the rod at the point x at time t is

T(х, ) - - (x-и)2/(4k) du a /4rkt

To find the temperature distribution that results from an initial hot spot concentrated at the origin, we need to compute lim a >0 T(х, t). Use l’Hospital’s Rule to find this limit.

T(, ) - - (x-)2/(4k) du a /4rkt lim a >0 T(, t).

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