MTH203: Assignment-8

1.D Let F (s) be the Laplace transform of f (t). Find the Laplace transform of f (at) (a > 0).

2.D Find the Laplace transforms:

(a) [t] (greatest integer function), (b) tm cosh bt (m ∈ non-negative integers),
(
t
e sin at sin t cosh t sin 3t, 0 < t < π,
(c) et sin at, (d) , (e) , (f) f (t) =
t t 0, t > π,

3.T Find the Laplace transforms (Hint: second shifting theorem):

 
 1,
 0 < t < π,  0,
 0 < t < 1,
(a) f (t) = 0, π < t < 2π, (b) f (t) = cos(πt), 1 < t < 2,
 
cos t, t > 2π, 0, t>2
 

4.T Find the inverse Laplace transforms of

−1 s2 + 1 s+2 se−πs (1 − e−2s )(1 − 3e−2s )
(a) tan (a/s), (b) ln , (c) 2 , (d) 2 , (e) .
(s + 1)2 (s + 4s − 5)2 s +4 s2
5.D Using convolution, find the inverse Laplace transforms:
1 2 1 1
(a) 2 , (b) 2 , (c) 2 2 , (d) .
s − 5s + 6 s −1 s (s + 4) (s − 1)2
6.D Use Laplace transform to solve the initial value problems:
(a) y 00 + 4y = cos 2t, y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 1.
(b) y 00 + 3y 0 + 2y = 4t if 0 < t < 1 and 8 if t > 1; y(0) = y 0 (0) = 0
(c) y 00 + 9y = 8 sin t if 0 < t < π and 0 if t > π; y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 4
Z t
0
(d) y1 + 2y1 + 6 y2 (τ ) dτ = 2u(t), y10 + y20 = −y2 , y1 (0) = −5, y2 (0) = 6
0

7.T Solve the integral equations:

Z t
(a) y(t) + y(τ ) dτ = u(t − a) + u(t − b)
0
Z t
−t
(b) e = y(t) + 2 cos(t − τ )y(τ ) dτ
0
Z t
(c) 3 sin 2t = y(t) + (t − τ )y(τ ) dτ
0

8.T Sketch the following functions and find their Laplace transforms:
( (
u(t) − 2u(t − 1), 0 ≤ t < 2, t[u(t) − u(t − 1)], 0 ≤ t < 2,
(a) f (t) = (b) f (t) =
f (t − 2), t > 2, f (t − 2), t > 2,
(
tu(t) − 2(t − 1)u(t − 1), 0 ≤ t < 2,
(c) f (t) =
f (t − 2), t > 2.