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SM212 Practice Test 3, Prof Joyner: Sin (T) (The Convolution of T

This document contains a practice test with 6 questions on Laplace transforms. It asks the student to: 1) Take the Laplace transform of two functions and solve a differential equation using Laplace transforms. 2) Compute the inverse Laplace transform of three functions. 3) Solve a system of differential equations modeling a battle between comic book characters. 4) Solve a system of differential equations describing electric circuits using Laplace transforms. 5) Solve a system of equations and write a differential equation as a system of first order equations.

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SM212 Practice Test 3, Prof Joyner: Sin (T) (The Convolution of T

This document contains a practice test with 6 questions on Laplace transforms. It asks the student to: 1) Take the Laplace transform of two functions and solve a differential equation using Laplace transforms. 2) Compute the inverse Laplace transform of three functions. 3) Solve a system of differential equations modeling a battle between comic book characters. 4) Solve a system of differential equations describing electric circuits using Laplace transforms. 5) Solve a system of equations and write a differential equation as a system of first order equations.

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SM212 Practice Test 3, Prof Joyner

1. Find the Laplace transform of f (t), where


(a) f (t) = t2 ∗ sin(t) (the convolution of t2 and sin(t)),

(b) f (t) = sin(t)u(t − 2π).

2. Let ½
1, 0 < t < 1,
f (t) =
0, t ≤ 0 or t ≥ 1.
Solve x00 + 4x = f (t), x(0) = x0 (0) = 0.

1
s
3. Compute L−1 [ (s−1)(s−2)(s−3) ](t),

4. Compute
1
L−1 [ · e−2πs ](t).
s2 + 2s + 5

2
5. All 10 X-men (comic book characters) are fighting all 14 Y-men, the
battle being modeled by
½ 0
x = −4y, x(0) = 10,
0
y = −4x + 1, y(0) = 14.

(Here x(t) denotes the number of X-men still alive at time t and simi-
larly for y(t).) Solve this system using Laplace transforms. Who wins?
Find out when they win to 2 decimal places.

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6. (a) For the circuit in the circuit above show that the charge q on the
capacitor and the current i3 in the right branch satisfy the system
of differential equations

q 0 + (1/RC)q + i3 = 0,
i03 − (1/LC)q = 0.
(b) When the switch in the circuit is closed at time t = 0, the current
i3 is 0 amps and the charge on the capacitor is 5 coulombs. With
R = 2, L = 3, C = 1/6 use Laplace transforms to find the charge
q(t) on the capacitor.

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BONUS: (a) Solve
x + y + z = 1,
x − y + z = 1,
x + y − z = 1,
using Gauss elimination (elementary row operations on the augmented ma-
trix). Show all details and label every step.
(b) Write the DE y 00 + y 0 − y = sin(x) as a system of two first order
equations in the new dependent variables y1 = y and y2 = y 0 .

Answers

1 (a) s3 (s22 +1) , (b) e−2πs L[sin(t + 2π)](s) = e−2πs L[sin(t)](s) = s21+1 e−2πs .
2. (s2 + 4)X(s) = L[u(t) − u(t − 1)](s) = 1/s − e−s /s, so X(s) =
1
s(s2 +4)
− e−s s(s21+4) , so x(t) = 14 (1 − cos(2t) − (1 − cos(2t − 2))u(t − 1).
s A B C
3. partial fractions: (s−1)(s−2)(s−3) = s−1 + s−2 + s−3 , so s = A(s − 2)(s −
3) + B(s − 1)(s − 3) + C(s − 1)(s − 2). Plug in s = 1: 1 = 2A, so A = 1/2.
Plug in s = 2: 2 = −B, so B = −2. Plug in s = 3: 3 = 2C, so C = 3/2.
s
Tables give: L−1 [ (s−1)(s−2)(s−3) ](t) = (1/2)et − 2e2t + (3/2)e3t .
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4. f (t) = L−1 [ s2 +2s+5 ](t) = (1/2)L−1 [ (s+1)22 +22 ](t), which is = (1/2)e−t sin(2t).
1
By the translation theorem, L−1 [ s2 +2s+5 · e−2πs ](t) = f (t − 2π)u(t − 2π).
5. x(t) = 95 8
e−4 t − 17
8
e4 t + 1/4, y(t) = 95 8
e−4 t + 178
e4 t . x(t) = 0 when
1/2
t = −(1/4) ln(−1/95 + (4/95)101 ) = .2213032092.
6.a. Li03 − (1/C)q = 0, i1 R + (1/C)q = 0
6.b. Substituting one DE into the other, gives Lq 00 +Rq 0 +(1/C)q = E(t),
so q 00 + 3q 0 + 2q = 0. Taking LTs gives s2 Q(s) − sq(0) − q 0 (0) + 3Q(s) − q(0) +
2Q(s) = 0, Q(s)(s2 + 3s + 2) = 5s + 15 (using the DE and ICs to get q 0 (0)),
so Q(s) = (5s + 15)/(s2 + 3s + 2), q(t) = L−1 [(5s + 15)/(s2 + 3s + 2)](t)
= 10e−2t − 5e−t . Likewise, i3 (t) = −10e−2t + 10e−t .
Bonus: (a): You can check your answer by typing
rref([[1,1,1,1][1,-1,1,1][1,1,-1,1]])
into your TI92.
(b): y10 = y2 , y20 = −y2 + y1 + sin(x).

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