Heat Equation Analysis

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I have a question and I'm not really sure how to get the initial condition from the question. I've managed to determine $U(x,t)$ from $u(x,t) = U(x,t) + psi(x)$ by modifying the boundary condition to = 0 but I still can't seem to determine the initial condition, which is why I am stuck after $U(x,t)$.



I don't need the exact question but a hint towards finding that initial condition.



Any help would be greatly appreciated!



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I understand that the BC are $u(0,t) = 120$ and $u(20,t) = 30$ and the rest is just normal working but the initial condition is bugging me.



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    I have a question and I'm not really sure how to get the initial condition from the question. I've managed to determine $U(x,t)$ from $u(x,t) = U(x,t) + psi(x)$ by modifying the boundary condition to = 0 but I still can't seem to determine the initial condition, which is why I am stuck after $U(x,t)$.



    I don't need the exact question but a hint towards finding that initial condition.



    Any help would be greatly appreciated!



    This is the question



    I understand that the BC are $u(0,t) = 120$ and $u(20,t) = 30$ and the rest is just normal working but the initial condition is bugging me.



    Thank you!







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      I have a question and I'm not really sure how to get the initial condition from the question. I've managed to determine $U(x,t)$ from $u(x,t) = U(x,t) + psi(x)$ by modifying the boundary condition to = 0 but I still can't seem to determine the initial condition, which is why I am stuck after $U(x,t)$.



      I don't need the exact question but a hint towards finding that initial condition.



      Any help would be greatly appreciated!



      This is the question



      I understand that the BC are $u(0,t) = 120$ and $u(20,t) = 30$ and the rest is just normal working but the initial condition is bugging me.



      Thank you!







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      I have a question and I'm not really sure how to get the initial condition from the question. I've managed to determine $U(x,t)$ from $u(x,t) = U(x,t) + psi(x)$ by modifying the boundary condition to = 0 but I still can't seem to determine the initial condition, which is why I am stuck after $U(x,t)$.



      I don't need the exact question but a hint towards finding that initial condition.



      Any help would be greatly appreciated!



      This is the question



      I understand that the BC are $u(0,t) = 120$ and $u(20,t) = 30$ and the rest is just normal working but the initial condition is bugging me.



      Thank you!









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          There is a misunderstanding of the problem. Let us draw the initial configuration:



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          Mathematically, this could be written as an initial- and boundary-value problem for the heat equation $partial_t u = Dpartial_xx u$. The initial conditions are
          $$
          u(x,0) = leftlbrace
          beginaligned
          &120 & & textif; 0leq xleq 15, ,\
          &30 & & textif; 15leq xleq 20, ,
          endalignedright .
          $$
          The boundary conditions are $u(0,t)=u(20,t)=30$ for $t>0$.






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            There is a misunderstanding of the problem. Let us draw the initial configuration:



            config



            Mathematically, this could be written as an initial- and boundary-value problem for the heat equation $partial_t u = Dpartial_xx u$. The initial conditions are
            $$
            u(x,0) = leftlbrace
            beginaligned
            &120 & & textif; 0leq xleq 15, ,\
            &30 & & textif; 15leq xleq 20, ,
            endalignedright .
            $$
            The boundary conditions are $u(0,t)=u(20,t)=30$ for $t>0$.






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              There is a misunderstanding of the problem. Let us draw the initial configuration:



              config



              Mathematically, this could be written as an initial- and boundary-value problem for the heat equation $partial_t u = Dpartial_xx u$. The initial conditions are
              $$
              u(x,0) = leftlbrace
              beginaligned
              &120 & & textif; 0leq xleq 15, ,\
              &30 & & textif; 15leq xleq 20, ,
              endalignedright .
              $$
              The boundary conditions are $u(0,t)=u(20,t)=30$ for $t>0$.






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                There is a misunderstanding of the problem. Let us draw the initial configuration:



                config



                Mathematically, this could be written as an initial- and boundary-value problem for the heat equation $partial_t u = Dpartial_xx u$. The initial conditions are
                $$
                u(x,0) = leftlbrace
                beginaligned
                &120 & & textif; 0leq xleq 15, ,\
                &30 & & textif; 15leq xleq 20, ,
                endalignedright .
                $$
                The boundary conditions are $u(0,t)=u(20,t)=30$ for $t>0$.






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                There is a misunderstanding of the problem. Let us draw the initial configuration:



                config



                Mathematically, this could be written as an initial- and boundary-value problem for the heat equation $partial_t u = Dpartial_xx u$. The initial conditions are
                $$
                u(x,0) = leftlbrace
                beginaligned
                &120 & & textif; 0leq xleq 15, ,\
                &30 & & textif; 15leq xleq 20, ,
                endalignedright .
                $$
                The boundary conditions are $u(0,t)=u(20,t)=30$ for $t>0$.







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