Laplace Transform Example Solution PDF
Laplace Transform Example Solution PDF
Laplace Transform Example Solution PDF
Laplace Transform
Example 1:
Find the Laplace transforms of
a. f(t) = a where: a = constant
b. f(t) = e±at
c. f(t) = cos(at)
d. f(t) = sinh(at)
Solution to Example 1
(a) f(t) = a where: a = constant
L{a} e st (a )dt
0
L{a} a e st dt
0
st
ae
L{a}
s 0
ae s ( ) ae s ( 0 ) a
L{a}
s s s
Solution to Example 1
(b) f(t) = e±at
L{e at
} e st
(e at
)dt
0
L{e at
} e ( s a )t dt
0
( s a ) t
at e
L{e }
sa 0
( s a )( ) ( s a )( 0 )
at e 1 e
L{e }
sa sa sa
Solution to Example 1
(c) f(t) = cos(at)
Eulers Identity
e jat
cos at j sin at
e jat cos at j sin at
e jat e jat
cos at
2
e jat e jat st e jat e jat
L{cos at} L 0 e dt
2 2
Solution to Example 1
(c) f(t) = cos(at)
L{cos at}
2 0
1 ( s ja )t
e e
( s ja ) t
dt
1 e ( s ja ) t
e ( s ja ) t
L{cos at}
2 s ja 0 s ja 0
1 e ( s ja )( ) e ( s ja )( 0) e ( s ja )( ) e ( s ja )( 0 )
L{cos at}
2 s ja s ja s ja s ja
1 1 1 1 ( s ja ) ( s ja ) s
L{cos at} 2
2 s ja s ja 2 s a
2 2
s a 2
Solution to Example 1
(d) f(t) = sinh(at)
Eulers Identity
e at cosh at sinh at
e at cosh at sinh at
e at e at
sinh at
2
e at e at st e at e at
L{sinh at} L 0 e dt
2 2
Solution to Example 1
(d) f(t) = sinh(at)
L{sinh at} e
2 0
1 ( s a )t
e ( s a )t dt
1 e ( s a )t
e ( s a )t
L{sinh at}
2 sa 0 sa 0
1 e ( s a )( ) e ( s a )( 0) e ( s a )( ) e ( s a )( 0)
L{sinh at}
2 sa sa sa s a
1 1 1 1 ( s a) ( s a) a
L{sinh at} 2
2 s a s a 2 s a
2 2
s a 2
Laplace Transform
Example 2:
Find the Laplace transforms of
1. x(t) = -1 0<t<2
= 0 2<t<4
=1 t>4
2. θ(t) = 2 0<t<2
= -4t +10 2<t<3
= -2 t>3
Solution to Example 2
(1)
2 4
L{x(t )} e (1)dt e (0)dt e st (1)dt
st st
0 2 4
st 2 st
e e
L{x(t )}
s 0
s 4
e s ( 2) e s (0) e s ( ) e s ( 4) 1 e 2 s e 4 s
L{x(t )}
s s s s s s s
Solution to Example 2
(2)
2 3
L{ (t )} e (2)dt e (4t 10)dt e st (2)dt
st st
0 2 3
2 3 3
L{ (t )} e (2)dt e (4t )dt e (10)dt e st (2)dt
st st st
0 2 2 3
u t dv e st dt
e st
du dt v
s
e st 2 e st 3 st e st 3 e st
L{ (t )} 2 4 t dt 10 2
3e
s s 2 2 s s s
0 2 3
e st 2 e st 3 e st 3 e st 3 e st
L{ (t )} 2 4 t 2 10 2
s s 2 s 2 s 2 s 3
0
Solution to Example 2
(2)
e s ( 2 ) e s ( 0 ) e s ( 3)
e s ( 2)
e s ( 3)
e s ( 2)
L{ (t )} 2
4 (3) (2) 2 2
s s s s s s
e s ( 3) e s ( 2 ) e s ( ) e s ( 3)
10 2
s s s s
2e 2 s 2 12e 3 s 8e 2 s 4e 3s 4e 2 s 10e 3 s 10e 2 s 2e 3 s
L{ (t )} 2 2
s s s s s s s s s
2 4e 3s 4e 2 s
L{ (t )} 2 2
s s s
Seatwork 1
Derive the following f(t):
1. sin(at)
2. cosh(at)
3. tn
4. tcosωt
Laplace Transform
Example 4:
Use Table 1 to determine the Laplace transform of each
of the following functions:
(a) : t 3 ( f ) : sinh 3t
(b ) : t 7 ( g ) : cosh 5t
(c ) : sin 4t ( h ) : t sin 4t
(d ) : e 2t (i ) : e t sin 2t
t
(e) : cos ( j ) : e 3t cos t
2
Solution to Example 4
(a) t t
3 n n! (c)
sin 4t sin t
s n 1 s2 2
3! 6 4 4
t 31 4
3
sin 4t 2 2
s s s 4 2
s 16
(b) n! (d) 2t 1
t t
7 n e e at
s n 1 sa
7! 5040 2t 1
t 7 1 8
7 e
s s s2
Solution to Example 4
(e) cos t cos t 2
s (g) cosh 5t cosh t
s
2 s 2 s2 2
t s s s s
cos 2 cos 5t 2 2
2 s (1 2) 2 s 2 1 4 s 5 2
s 25
2s
(f) sinh 3t sinh t 2 (h) t sin 4t t sin t
s 2 s 2
2 2
3 3 2(4) s 8s
sinh 3t 2 2 t sin 4t
s 3 2
s 9 s 2
4
2 2
s 2
16
2
Solution to Example 4
(i) (j)
( s a)
t
e sin 2t e at
sin t e cos t e cos t
3t at
( s a) 2 2 ( s a) 2 2
2 2 ( s 3) ( s 3)
e t sin 2t e 3t cos t
( s 1) 2 22 ( s 1) 2 4 ( s 3) 2 12 ( s 3) 2 1
Laplace Transform Property
Example 5:
Find the Laplace transforms of the
following functions:
(a) : 3 2t
(b) : 5t 2e
2 t
Solution to Example 5
(a)
3 2(1!) 3 2
F ( s) 11 2
s s s s
(b)
5(2!) 2(1) 10 2
F ( s) 21 3
s s 1 s s 1
Laplace Transform Property
Example 6:
Find the Laplace transforms of the following:
(a) : 5 cos 3t 2 sin 5t 6t 3
(b) : e t 12 (sin t cos t )
Solution to Example 6
(a) 5s 2(5) 6(3!)
F (s) 2 2 31
s 3 2
s 5 2
s
5s 10 36
F (s) 2 2 4
s 9 s 25 s
(b) 1 1 2 (1) 1 2 ( s)
F (s) 2 2
s 1 s 1
2 2
s 1
1 12 1 2 ( s)
F (s) 2
s 1 s 1 s 1
2
Laplace Transform Property
Example 7:
a.) Use Table1 to find the Laplace transform
f (t ) t sin 5t
3t
L e t sin 5t
Solution to Example 7
(a) 2(5) s 10s
F ( s)
s 2
5
2 2
s 2
5
2 2
(b)
2( s 3) 1 2s 6 1 2s 5
F ( s) 2
( s 3)[(s 3) 1] ( s 3)(s 2) s 5s 6
Laplace Transform Property
Example 9:
Given:
L f (t ) , find : L(t 2) f (t 2)
2s
s9
Use the second shift theorem with d=2.
Solution to Example 9
2 s
e (2s)
F ( s)
s9
Laplace Transform Property
3 s
Example 10: e
The Laplace transform of a function is s 2 .
Find the function.
Solution to Example 10
3 s
e (1)
F ( s) 2
, d 3
s
Lt 3 f t 3
f (t ) t
Laplace Transform Property
Example 11:
2t
Verify the final value theorem for f (t ) e
Solution to Example 11
lim sF ( s ) lim f (t )
s 0 t
1
lim s
lim
e 2t
s 0
s 2 t
1 2( )
(0) e
0 2
00
Laplace Transform Property
Example 12:
Verify the initial value theorem for
4( s 2)
F (s)
( s 2) 25
2
Solution to Example 12
4( s 2) 2t
F (s) ; f (t ) 4e cos 5t
( s 2) 25
2
lim f (t ) lim sF ( s )
t 0 s
lim 4e 2t
4( s 2)
cos 5t lim s
2
t 0 s
( s 2) 25
2s)
2
2t ( s
lim 4e cos 5t lim 4 2
t 0 s
s 4s 29
Solution to Example 12
2s
1 s 2
lim 4e 2t cos 5t lim 4
t 0 s
1 4 s 25
s 2 s 2
2( )
1
2
2(0) ( )
4e cos[5(0)] 4
4() 25
1
( ) 2
( ) 2
44
Laplace Transform Property
Example 13:
Find the laplace transform of f (t ) t sin 2t
using differentiation of laplace transform.
Solution to Example 13
2
sin 2t 2
s 4
d 2
t sin 2t 2
ds s 4
0( s 2 4) 1 2(1)(2 s 0)
t sin 2t
s 2
4
2
4s
t sin 2t
s 4
2
2
Laplace Transform Property
Example 14:
Given x(0) = 2 and x’(0) = -1
Write expressions for the Laplace
transforms of:
(a) 2x” – 3x’ + x
(b) -x” + 2x’ + x
Solution to Example 14
(a) x" s 2 X ( s) sX (0) X ' (0) s 2 X ( s) 2s 1
x' sX ( s ) X (0) sX ( s ) 2
x X (s)
2 s 2 X ( s ) 2 s 1 3sX ( s ) 2 X ( s ) 0
2 s 2 X ( s ) 4 s 2 3sX ( s ) 6 X ( s ) 0
2 s 2 X ( s ) 3sX ( s ) X ( s ) 4 s 2 6
2s 2
3s 1 X ( s ) 4 s 8
4s 8
X ( s) 2
2 s 3s 1
Solution to Example 14
(b) x" s 2 X ( s ) sX (0) X ' (0) s 2 X ( s ) 2 s 1
x' sX ( s ) X (0) sX ( s ) 2
x X (s)
s 2 X ( s ) 2 s 1 2sX ( s ) 2 X ( s ) 0
s 2 X ( s ) 2 s 1 2 sX ( s ) 4 X ( s ) 0
s 2 X ( s ) 2 sX ( s ) X ( s ) 2 s 1 4
s 2 X ( s ) 2 sX ( s ) X ( s ) 2 s 5
s
2s 1 X ( s) 2s 5
2
2s 5
X ( s) 2
s 2s 1
Seatwork 2
Find the laplace transform of the following
function
t 2 1
1. 2 t 1
t 1
t 1 , 0 t 1
2t 2 , 1 t 2
2. (t )
2t 6 , 2t3
t , t 3
3. cosh 2t sinh 2t
4. y" '4 y"2 y cosh t 0 where : y" (0) 0, y ' (0) 2, and y (0) 0
1
5. t 2 cosh 2t
2
Seatwork 2
6. Perform the following operations:
a. Find the final value of X ( s) 5 3
s s2
2 s s 2 s
2
b. Find the initial value of X ( s)
e e e
2
s s s
Inverse Laplace Transform
Inverse Laplace Transform
Example 1:
Find the inverse Laplace transforms of the
following:
2
(a) : 3
s
16
(b) : 3
s
s
(c ) : 2
s 1
1
(d ) : 2
s 1
s 1
(e) : 2
s 1
Solution to Example 1
2
(a ) F ( s ) 3 ; f (t ) t 2
s
16
(b) F ( s ) 3 ; f (t ) 8t 2
s
s
(c ) F ( s ) 2 ; f (t ) cos t
s 1
1
(d ) F ( s) 2 ; f (t ) sin t
s 1
s 1 s 1
(e) F ( s ) 2 2 2
s 1 s 1 s 1
f (t ) cos t sin t
Inverse Laplace Transform
Example 2:
Find the inverse Laplace transforms of the
following functions:
10
(a) :
( s 2) 4
( s 1)
(b) :
( s 1) 2 4
15
(c ) :
( s 1) 2 9
Solution to Example 2
10 10 3! 10 2t 3
(a) F ( s) ; f (t ) e t
( s 2) 4
3! ( s 2) 4
6
( s 1) ( s 1) t
(b) F ( s ) ; f (t ) e cos 2t
( s 1) 4 ( s 1) 2
2 2 2
15 5(3)
(c ) F ( s ) ; f (t ) 5e t
sin 3t
( s 1) 9 ( s 1) 3
2 2 2
Inverse Laplace Transform
Example 3:
Find the inverse Laplace transforms of the
following functions:
s3
(a) : 2
s 6s 13
2s 3
(b) : 2
s 6 s 13
s 1
(c ) : 2
2 s 8s 11
Solution to Example 3
s3 s3
(a) F ( s) 2
s 6s 9 4 s 32 2 2
f (t ) e 3t cos 2t
Solution to Example 3
2s 3 2s 9 6
(b) F ( s ) 2
s 6s 9 4 s 32 2 2
2( s 3) 6 2( s 3) 3(2)
F ( s)
s 3 2 s 3 2 s 3 2 2
2 2 2 2 2
s2 1.5 3
F ( s)
s 2 2
1.5
2
1.5 s 2 2
1.5
2
2t 3
f (t ) e cos 1.5t e 2t sin 1.5t
1.5
Inverse Laplace Transform using
Partial Fraction Expansion
Example 4:
Find the inverse Laplace transform of:
4s 1
(a) : 2
s s
6s 8
(b) : 2
s 3s 2
Solution to Example 4
4s 1 4s 1 A B 6s 8 6s 8 A B
(a) (b )
s s s ( s 1) s s 1
2 s 2 3s 2 ( s 2)( s 1) s 2 s 1
4s 1 1 6s 8 4
A s 1 A ( s 2) 4
( s 2)( s 1) s 2 1
s ( s 1) s 0 1
6s 8 2
4s 1 3 B ( s 1) 2
B ( s 1) 3 ( s 2)( s 1) s 1 1
s ( s 1) s 1 1
4 2
1 3 F (s)
F ( s) s 2 s 1
s s 1 f (t ) 4e 2t 2e t
f (t ) 1 3e t
Inverse Laplace Transform using
Partial Fraction Expansion
Example 5:
Find the inverse Laplace transform of:
3s 6s 2
2
s 3 3s 2 2s
Solution to Example 5
3s 2 6 s 2 3s 2 6 s 2 A B C
s ( s 3s 2) s ( s 2)( s 1) s s 1 s 2
2
3s 2 6 s 2 2
A s 1
s ( s 2)( s 1) s 0 2
3s 2 6 s 2 1
B ( s 1) 1
s ( s 2)( s 1) s 1 1
3s 2 6 s 2 2
C ( s 2) 1
s ( s 2)( s 1) s 2 2
1 1 1
F ( s)
s s 1 s 2
f (t ) 1 e t e 2t
Inverse Laplace Transform using
Partial Fraction Expansion
Example 6:
Find the inverse Laplace transform of:
2
F ( s) 4
s 5s 3 4 s 2
Solution to Example 6
2 2 A B C D
F (s)
s 4 5s 3 4 s 2 s 2 ( s 4)( s 1) s 2 s s 4 s 1
2 2
D ( s 1) 2
s ( s 4)( s 1) s 1 3
2 2 1
C ( s 4) 2
s ( s 4 )( s 1) s 4 48 24
1 d
( 2 1)
2 2 2(2 s 5) 10 5
B ( s ) 2
(2 1)! ds
s ( s 4)( s 1) s 0 s 2 5s 4 2
s 0
16 8
2 2 1
A (s 2 ) 2
s ( s 4 )( s 1) s 0 4 2
1 5 1 2
F ( s ) 22 8 24 3
s s s 4 s 1
1 5 1 2
f (t ) t e 4t e t
2 8 24 3
Inverse Laplace Transform using
Complex Numbers
Example 7:
Find the inverse Laplace transform of :
s3
s 2 6s 13
Solution to Example 7
s3 s3 A B
6 36 4(13) 2
s s 6s 13 ( s a)( s b) s a s b
2
6 16
s
2 s 3 A( s b) B( s a)
6 j4 let :
s
2
s a 3 j 2
s 3 j 2
Solution to Example 7
j 2 A(3 j 2 b) A( j 4) s 3 1 1 1
1 1
L 2 L
s 6 s 13 2 s a s b
A 12
1 at
1 A B .... (e ebt )
2
B2 1
... e
2
1 ( 3 j 2 )t
e( 3 j 2 ) t
s3 1 1 1 1 3t j 2 t
... e ( e e j 2t
)
s 2 6 s 13 2 s a s b 2
1 3t
... e (cos 2t j sin 2t cos 2t j sin 2t
2
... e 3t cos 2t
Convolution Theorem
Example 8:
Find the convolution of 2t and t3.
Solution to Example 8
t
f (t ) 2t f (t ) * g (t ) 2(t v)v 3dv
0
g (t ) t 3
t
2t * t 2(t v)v 3dv
3
f (t v) 2(t v) 0
t
g (v ) v 3 ........... 2 (tv 3 v 4 )dv
0
t (t ) 4 t (0) 4 t 5 05
t
tv v
4 5
.......... 2 2
4 5 0 4 4 5 5
t5 t5 5t 5 4t 5
.......... 2 2
4 5 20
t5
..........
10
Convolution Theorem
Example 9:
Show that f*g = g*f
where f(t)=2t and g(t) = t3
Solution to Example 9
( g * f )(t ) 2t * t
5 t5 g * f t 3 * 2t
10
......... (t v) 3 2vdv
t
0
t
( g * f )(t ) g (t v) f (v)dv
t
0
......... (t 3 3t 2 v 3tv 4 v 3 )2vdv
0
g (t ) t , so
3
g (t v) (t v)3 , and 0
t
f (v) 2v t v 3 2
3tv v 4 5
......... 2 t v
2 3
2 4 5 0
t5
.........
10
Inverse Laplace Transform using
Convolution Theorem
Example 10
Use the convolution theorem to find the inverse
Laplace transform of the following functions:
1
(a)
( s 2)( s 3)
3
(b) 2
s ( s 4)
Solution to Example 10
1 1 1
(a) : F ( s)
1
, G(s)
1 L L {F ( s )G ( s )}
s2 s3 ( s 2)( s 3)
then , .............................. ( f * g )(t )
f (t ) L1{F ( s )} e 2t t
.............................. e 2 ( t v )e 3v dv
0
g (t ) L1{G ( s)} e 3t t
.............................. e 2t e 2 v e 3v dv
0
t
.............................. e 2t e v dv
0
.............................. e 2t
e
v t
0
.............................. e 2t (e t 1)
.............................. e 2t e 3t
Solution to Example 10
3
(b)..F ( s ) ,.....G ( s ) 2
1 1 3 1
L 2 L {F ( s )G ( s )}
s s 4 s ( s 4)
then , ......................... ( f * g )(t )
..... f (t ) 3,.......g (t ) 12 sin 2t t sin 2v
......................... 3 dv
0 2
3 t
......................... sin 2vdv
2 0
3 cos 2v
t
.........................
2 2 0
3
......................... (1 cos 2t )
4
Solving Linear Constant Coefficient Differential
Equations using Laplace Transforms
Example 11
Solve the differential equation using Laplace
transform
dx
x 0,.....x(0) 3
dt
Solution to Example 11
dx
L L ( x ) 0
dt
[ sX ( s ) x(0)] [ X ( s )] 0
sX ( s ) 3 X ( s ) 0
sX ( s ) X ( s ) 3
( s 1) X ( s ) 3
3
X (s)
s 1
t
x(t ) 3e
Solving Linear Constant Coefficient Differential
Equations using Laplace Transforms
Example 12
Solve the equation using Laplace transform
dx
x 9e 2t ,........x(0) 3
dt
Solution to Example 12
9
sX ( s ) x(0) X ( s )
s2
9
sX ( s ) 3 X ( s )
s2
9 9 3s 6 3s 3
( s 1) X ( s ) 3
s2 s2 s2
3( s 1)
( s 1) X ( s )
s2
3( s 1) 3
X ( s)
( s 2)( s 1) s 2
x(t ) 3e 2t
Seatwork 3
1. Find the inverse laplace of the following:
12
a.
s4
1
b. 2
s 2 s 10
s2
c.
s 2 2 4
s
d. 2
s 6 s 13
1
e. 2
s 4s 4
Seatwork 3
2. Use complex operation in finding the inverse
laplace:
3s 1 2s 3
a. 2 b. 2
s 6s 13 s 4s 8
3. Use partial fraction expansion to find the inverse
laplace transform
2s 3 2s 2 1
a. b.
s 4
3
s( s 1) 2
Seatwork 3
4. Find the convolution of the following
functions
a. f (t ) t g (t ) sin 3t
b. f (t ) e t
g (t ) cos 2t
Seatwork 3
5. Find the inverse laplace of the given
laplace equations using convolution theorem
a. b.
1 3
1 1
L 2 2 L
s ( s 9) ( s 1)( s 1)
2
E VR VL VC 0
VR VL VC E
diL 1
RiR L ic dt E ; iR iL iC i
dt C
1 I ( s ) CVC (0) E
RI ( s ) LsI ( s ) I (0) ; i (0) I (0) 0
C s s s
I ( s ) VC (0) E q (0) 0
RI ( s ) LsI ( s ) ;VC (0) 0V
Cs s s C 0.00005
Solution
I ( s) 60
40 I ( s ) 0.02 sI ( s )
0.00005s s
20000 I ( s ) 60 s
40 I ( s ) 0.02 sI ( s ) s
s 0.02
s 2 I ( s ) 2000 sI ( s ) 1000000 I ( s ) 3000
( s 1000) 2 I ( s ) 3000
3000
I ( s)
( s 1000) 2
i (t ) 3000e 1000t t
Derivation
F ( s ) 0 f (t )dt
L f (t )dt
s
s
1
1 I ( s) 0
L idt
idt
; q idt
C C s s
1 1 I ( s ) q (0) I ( s ) q(0)
L idt ; q / C VC
C C s s Cs Cs
1 I ( s ) VC (0)
L idt
C Cs s
Example
Find the currents in the network shown
when the switch is closed at t = 0 and the
capacitor carries a charge of 0.03
coulomb.
Solution
• At t>0, using Kirchoff’s Law
Solution
• At t>0, using Kirchoff’s Law
Solution
• Using Kirchoff’s Current Law
I1 I 2 I 3 0
I1 I 2 I 3 eqn(1)
Solution
• Using Kirchoff’s Voltage Law in loop 1
E VR1 VC 0
E VR1 VC
1
E R1 I 1 I 2 dt eqn (2)
C
Solution
• Using Kirchoff’s Voltage Law in loop 2
E VR1 VR2 0
E VR1 VR2
E R1 I 1 R2 I 3 eqn (3)
Solution
• Solving eqn. 2
1
E R1I1
C I 2 dt
E I 2 ( s ) VC (0) q 0.03
R1I1 ( s ) ; VC (0) 60V
s Cs s C 0.0005
60 I ( s) 60
10 I1 ( s ) 2
s 0.0005s s
I 2 ( s)
0 10 I1 ( s ) 2000 10
s
I 2 ( s)
I1 ( s ) 200 0 eqn (4)
s
Solution
• Solving eqn. 3 but
E R1 I 1 R2 I 3 I 3 I1 I 2
E
R1 I 1 ( s ) R2 I 3 ( s ) substitute
s
60
I 1 ( s) 2I 1 ( s ) I 2 ( s )
6
s 10 I 1 ( s ) 20 I 3 ( s ) 10
s
6 6
I1 ( s) 2 I 3 ( s) I1 ( s) 2 I1 ( s) 2 I 2 ( s)
s s
6
3I 1 ( s ) 2 I 2 ( s ) eqn (5)
s
Solution
• Combining eqn (4) and eqn (5)
I 2 (s) I 2 ( s) 3
I 1 ( s) 200 s 0 3 I 2 ( s ) 300
s s
6 300 3
3I 1 ( s ) 2 I 2 ( s ) I 2 ( s ) 1
s s s
3I 1 ( s) 600
I 2 (s)
0 s 300 3
I 2 (s)
s s s
6
3I 1 ( s ) 2 I 2 ( s ) 3
s I 2 (s)
s 300
I 2 ( s) 6
2 I 2 ( s ) 600 s s 2 I 2 3e 300t (answer )
Solution
• Substituting I2(s) in eqn (4)
3
s 300 600 600
I1 ( s ) 200 0 A s 2
s s ( s 300) s 0 300
3 600 600
I1 ( s ) 200 0 B ( s 300) 2
s ( s 300) s ( s 300) s 300 300
600 2 2
I1 ( s ) 0 I1 ( s )
s ( s 300) s s 300
600 A B I1 2 2e 300t (answer )
I1 ( s )
s ( s 300) s s 300
Solution
• Substituting the value of I1(s) and I2(s) in
eqn (1)
I1 I 2 I 3
I 3 I1 I 2
I 3 2 2e 300t 3e 300t
I 3 2 e 300t (answer )
Example
The switch is closed at t = 0 with the
network is in the steady state prior to t = 0.
Find i(t).
Solution
For t<0;
Solution