Transform Theory

Chapter

01. The laplace transform of the periodic 5. The laplace transform of a function f(t) is
function f(t) described by the curve below CO

i.e. go= f sin t, if (2n —1) n < t< 2n (n=1,2,3, .... ) defined by F(s) = L{f(t)} = f(t)dt
0
to other wise
Find the inverse laplace transform of F(s— a)
is (GATE — 1993[ME])
(GATE - 1995 [IN])
f (t)

6. Find L {eat cos cot} when

L{cos cot} — (GATE- 95 [IN])

s 2 +CO2

2(s +1)
02. If f(t) is a finite and continuous Function for 7. If L{f(t)} — 2 then f(0-1 ) and floc)
s +2s+5
t 0 the laplace transformation is given by
are given by (GATE - 1995[EC])
F= e-s t f(t)dt, then for f(t) = cos h mt, the
0 (a) 0, 2 respectively

laplace transformation is (b) 2, 0 respectively

(c) 0, 1 respectively
(GATE — 1994[ME])
2
(d) — , 0 respectively
03. The inverse Laplace transform of 5
(s+9)
is (GATE — 1995) 8. Using Laplace transform, solve the initial
(52 + 6s +13)
value problem 9y" — 6y' + y = 0
(a) cos 2t + 9 sin 2t
y(0) = 3 and y'(0) = 1, where prime denotes
(b) e-3t cos2t - 3 e-3t sin 2t derivative with respect to t.
(c) e-3t sin2t + 3 e-3t cos 2t (GATE — 96)
(d) e-3t cos2t + 3 e-3t sin 2t
9. The inverse laplace transform of the
04. The Laplace transform of f(t) is F(s). Given s +5
function is
(s +1) (s +3)
F(s) = 2 2
the final value of f(t)
S +0)
(GATE - 1996 [EC])
is (GATE — 1995 [EE]) (a) 2 e-t — e-3t (b) 2 et + e-3t
(a) initially (b) zero (c) e-t — 2 e-3t (d) + 2 e-3t
(c) one (d) none
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10. The laplace transform of eat cos a t is equal 2 2 2

(a) —e
s3 s - 2 e (b) e-2s - Te-s
to (GATE - 1997[EC]) S S3 S

s — s+a 2
\2 2
(b) (c) s 3 -e (d) None
- a) + (s+a)2 +a2
1
(d) None 16. If L1 .f (01 = F (s) then L f (t - T )1 is
(s —a )2
equal to (GATE - 99 [EC])
11. Solve the initial value problem (a) es TF(s) (b) e T F(s)
d2y dy F (s) F (s)
4— +3y =0 with y = 3 and (c) (d)
dx 2 dx 1 ec 1- s

dy
— =7 at x =0 using the laplace transform 17. The Laplace transform of the function
dx
f(t) = k, 0 < t < c
technique? (GATE - 97[ME])
=0,c<t<oo,is (GATE - 99)
12. The Laplace Transform of a unit step (a) (k/s)e-sc (b) (k/s)esc
function ua(t), defined as (c) k e-se (d) (Ws) (1 - e-sc)
(GATE - 98)
is 18. Laplace transform of (a + bt)2 where 'a' and
ua(t) = 0 fort<a
`b' are constants is given by:
=1 for t > a,
(a) e-as (GATE - 99IMED
(b) se as
(a) (a + bs)2
(c) s - u(0) (d) se-as - 1
(b) 1/(a + bs)2
13. (s + 1)-2 is the Laplace transform of (c) (a2/s) + (2ab / s2) + (2b2 /s3)
(GATE - 98) (d) (a2/s) + (2ab / s2) + (b2 / s3)
(a) t2 (b) t3
s2 +1
(c) e-2t (d) te-t 19. If L { f(t) 1 = s + 21
s2 + g(t) (s + 3) (s +2)

w h(t) = f f(T) g (t - T) d T
14. If L If(t)1= 2 then the value of
s +w2 0
Lim f (t) = . (GATE - 98[EC]) then LI h (t) }is
lam
(GATE - 2000 [EC])
(a) can not be determined (b) zero
s2 +1 1
(c) unity (d) Infinite (a) (b)
s +3 s+ 3
15. The laplace transform of (t2 - 2t) u(t - 1) is s2 +1 s+2
(c) (d) None
(GATE - 98 [EE]) (s +3) (s+ 2) s2 +1
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20. Let F(s) = L[f(t)] denote the Laplace 23. Using Laplace transforms, solve
transform of the function f(t). Which of the (d2y / dt2) + 4y = 12t given that y = 0 and
following statements is correct? dy/dt --- 9 at t = 0 (GATE — 02)
(GATE — 2000)
(a) L [df /dt] = 1/s F(s); 24. Let Y(s) be the Laplace transform of
function y(t), then the final value of the
L f *NT} = sF(s) — f(0) function is
(GATE -02 [EE])
(b) L [df /dt] = s F(s) — F(0);
(a) Lim Y(s) (b) Lim Y(s)
s,0 s,o0
Ltif(t)dt} = —dF/ds (c) Lim s Y(s) (d) Lim s Y(s)
0 s,0
(c) L [df /dt] = s F(s) — F(0);
25. If L denotes the laplace transform of a
L{1 f( dt} = F(s —a) function, L {sin at} will be equal to
(GATE - 03 ICE])
(d) L [df /dt] = s F(s) — F(0); a a
(a) S2 2 (b) 2
s 2
1 —a +a
L{1 f( ) dr} = — F(s)
.
0
(c) + 2 (d) 2 2
s2 a s —a
21. The inverse Laplace transform of 1/(s2 + 2s)
is (GATE — 01) 26. The laplace transform of i(t) is given by
(a) (1 — e-2t) (b) (1 + e2t) / 2 2
I(s) — As t 00, the value of i(t)
(c) (1 elt) / 2 (d) (1 — e-2t) / 2 s(1+ s)
tends to
22. The Laplace transform of the following (GATE - 03 [EC])
function is (GATE — 02) (a) 0 (b) 1
{sin t for 0 7C (c) 2 (d) 00
f (t) =
0 for t >7C
27. A delayed unit step function is defined as
(a) 1 / (1 + s2) for all s > 0
{0, t <a
(b) 1 / (1 + s2) for all s < 7C u(t — a) =
1, t a
(c) + Cits) / (1 + s2) for all s > 0
Its laplace transform is .
(d) Ctrs / (1 +s2)foralls>0
(GATE - 04',
(a) a e-as (b) e-as/s
(c) e (d) e as/a

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28. The Laplace transform of a function f(t) is 32. Consider the function f(t) having laplace
5s2+23s+6 w
F(s)— 2 transform F(s) — 2 ° 2, Re (s) >0. The
s(s + 2s + 2) +Wo

As t— cc, f(t) approaches (GATE'05) final value of f(t) would be

(a) 3 (b) 5 (GATE - 06[EC])
(c) 17/2 (d) oc (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) — 1 goo) < 1 (d)
29. Laplace transform of f(t) = cos(pt + q) is
(GATE'05) 33. If F(s) is the Laplace transform of the
scosq — psinq function f(t) then Laplace transform of
(a) s2
+p 2
f (x) dx is
scosq + psinq 0
(b) s2 +p2
(GATE'07 [ME])
ssinq — pcosq 1
(c) (a) — F(s)
S2
+p2
ssinq + pcosq 1
(d) (b) — F(s)— f (0)
S2 +p2
(c) s F(s) — f (0)
30. In what range should Re(s) remain so that
(d) f F(s) ds
the laplace transform of the function e(a+2)t+5
exists? (GATE - 051ECD
34. Laplace transform of 8 t3 is
(a) Re (s) > a + 2 (b) Re (s) > a+ 7
(GATE'08 [PI])
(c) Re (s) < 2 (d)Re(s)>a+5
(a) 8 (b) 16
31. The Dirac delta Function 6(t) is defined as
(GATE - 05[EC]) (c) 24 (d) 48
1 t =0
(a) 6 (t) = ,
0 other wise 35. Laplace transform of sin ht is
t =0 (GATE'08 [PI])
(b) 6 (t) = {GO°
other wise 11 1
(a) 22 (b)
S —1 1—s 2
(c) 6 (t) = ft t =0 and f 8 (t) dt =1
1.0 ' otherwise
(c) 2s (d)
s —1 1—s2
(d) 6 (t) = =o and (t) dt =1
to ' otherwise
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36. Laplace transform of f(x) = cos h(ax) is (a) t — 1 + e-t (b)t+1+ et

(GATE'09 [CE]) (c) — 1 + e-t (d) 2t + et
a
(a) (b)
S22
— a2 2
S — a2 41. u(t) represents the unit step function. The
a Laplace transform of u(t — t) is
(c) (d) 2
s2 +a 2 s +a2 (GATE'10 [IN])
1
(a) I (b)
37. Given that F(s) is the one-sided Lapalce Sti S—X
transform of f(t), the Laplace transform of
e-st
(c) (d) e-st
f (t) dt is
0
(GATE'09 [EC])
42. The integral — )6 sin (t)dt evaluates
1 J S(t 6
(a) s F(s) — f(0) (b) — F(s) —a

to (GATE-10[IN])
(c) f (t) (IT (d) 1[F(s) f (0)] (a) 6 (b) 3
0 (c) 1.5 (d) 0

38. The inverse Laplace transform of 2

1
is 43. Given two continuous time signals x(t) =
(S + s) and y(t) = C-21 which exists for t > 0 then the
(GATE'09 [ME]) convolution z(t) = x(t) * y(t) is
(a) 1 + et (b) 1 — et (GATE'll)
(c) 1 — (d)1+ et (a) et —eat (b) e2t
(c) et (d) e-t + e —3t
[ 3s +1
39. Given f(t) = L'
+4s2 +(k-3)sl 2(s +1)
44. If F(s) = L {f(t)} — then the
s2 + 4s + 7
If Lt f(t) = 1 then value of k is
t —) 0C
initial and final values of f(t) are
(GATE'101EED respectively
(a) 1 (b) 2 (GATE' 11)
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) 0, 2
2
1 (c) 0, —
40. The Laplace transform of f(t) is 7
s2 (s +1)
The function (GATE'10 [ME])

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45. Given f(t) and g(t) as shown below 47. The unilateral Laplace transform of f(t) is
1
• f(t) 2 . The unilateral Laplace transform
g(t) s -FS-4-1
oft f(t) is
(GATE - 12[EC, EE, IN])
I
0 1 t 0 1 2 3 4 5 (a)
(S2 + + 1)2

(GATE - 11 [EE]) 2s +1
(b)
(i) g(t) can be expressed as + + 1)2
(a) g(t) = f(2t — 3)
(c)
t (S2 + + 1)2
(b) g(t) = f(— — 3)
2s +1
(d)
(c) g(t) = f (2t— ) (S2 + + 1)2
2

(d) g(t) = f (!- — 3) 48. Consider the differential equation

2 d2 y(t) + 2 dy(t) y(t) 8(0
(ii) The laplace transform of g(t) is 2t dt
1r with y(t) t-o_ = — 2 and ddY
—t lt=o- =°'
(a) — Le's _e-5s
}

s
r dy
(b) — [e-5s _ e-3s ] The numerical value of is
s dt t=0.
-3s
, (GATE - 12[EC, EE, IN])
kc) e —
(a) —2 (b) —1
(d) — e-5s — e-3s (c) 0 (d) 1
s[
49. The inverse Laplace transform of the
46. If x[n]= (1/3r -(1, 2)n u[n], then the region 1 .
function F(s) = , given by
of convergence (ROC) of its Z-transform in sks +1)
the Z-plane will be (GATE - 12[ME, PI])
(GATE - 12[EC, EE, IN]) (a) f(t) = sin t
1 (b) f(t) =esint
(a)- <1z1<3 (b) 1.<1 z l<
3 3 2 (c) f(t) =e-4
1 1 (d) f(t)=
(c) — <1 zi<3 (d) — <zi
2 3
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50. The function f(t) satisfies the differential s' 3s + 5
53. Let X(s) — be the Laplace
df2 +10s+ 20
equation + f = 0 and the auxiliary
de Transform of a signal x(t). Then x(0+) is
\ df \ (GATE —14 — EE — Set 1)
conditions, f (0) = 0,— (0) = 4 . The laplace
dt (a) 0 (b) 3
transform of f(t) is given by (c) 5 (d) 21
(GATE — 2013 [ME] )
2 4 54. Laplace transform of cos (cot)is S2 2 . The
( a) b +
s +1 () s+1
4 2 Laplace transform of e-2t cos (4t) is
(c) 2 (d) 4 (GATE -14 - ME — Set 4)
s +1 s +1
s—2
51. A system is described by the following 2)2 +16
differential equation, where u(t) is the input s+2
to the system and y(t) is the output of the — 2)2 +16
system. s—2
3/(t)+ 5y(t) = u(t) (s+2)2 +16
When y(0) = 1 and u(t) is a unit step s+2
function, y(t) is + 2)2 +16
(GATE — 14 — EC — Set 1)
55. The bilateral Laplace transform of a function
(a) 0.2 + 0.8e-5t (b) 0.2 — 0.2e-5`
go = {1
(c) 0.8 + 0.2e-st (d) 0.8 — 0.8e-5`
0 otherwise is
52. The unilateral Laplace transform of f(t) is (GATE —15 —ECE — Set 2)
1 a—b
2 . Which one of the following is the (a) (b) es b)
s +s+l
unilateral Laplace transform of g(t) = t.f(t)? e-as e-bs as(a-b)
(c) (d)
(GATE — 14 — EC — Set 4)
—s — (2s +1)
(a) (b)
(s2 + s +1)2 (S2 4- S 56. Consider the function g(t) = ert sin(2zt)u(t)
2 s +1 where u(t) is the unit step function. The area
() (d)
C (s2 + s +1)2 (S2 + S +1)2
under g(t) is
(GATE —15 —ECE- Set 3)

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57. The Laplace transform of f(t) = 2 Vi77E is (GATE —15—ME- Setl)
s
-3/2
. The Laplace transform of 60. The Laplace Transform of
f(t) = e2t sin(5t) u(t) is
g(t) = V1/ nt is
5 5
(GATE — 15 — EE - Set 2) (a) 2 (13) 2
s —4s+29 s +5
(a) 3s-512/2 (b) S-1/2
s—2 5
(c) s"2 (d) S3/2 (c) 2 (d)
s —4s+29 s +5
(GATE — 16 — EE — Set 1)
58. The Laplace transform of ei5t where
i= , 61. The solution of the differential equation, for
(GATE —15 — ME- Set 2) t > 0, y"(t) + 2y'(t) + y(t) = 0 with initial
(a) s —5i (b) s +5i conditions y(0) = 0 and y'(0) = 1, is [u(t)
s' —25 s2 +25 denotes the unit step function],
s + 5i (a) te-tu(t) (b) (et — te-t)u(t)
(c) (d) s — 5i
s' —25 s,, +25 (c) (—e-t + te t)u(t) (d) e tu(t)
(GATE — 16 — EE — Set 2)
59. Laplace transform of the function f(t) is
62. Laplace transform of cos(o)t) is
given by f(s)=L art) )=. J f (t)e-' dt
0
(a) 2 2
(b) 2 2
Laplace transform of the function shown S + CO S + 0)

below is given by. (d) 2 6) 2

(c) 2 2
S— S—
f(t)
(GATE-16-ME-SET2)

63. The Laplace transform of tet is

2

►t
1
-2s 1—
(a) 1— e (b)

2 — 2e' 1— 2e
(c) (d)

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