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Problem Set 3 MA121

The document is a problem set for a Differential Equations course focusing on Laplace transforms, including tutorial problems for finding and applying Laplace transforms and their inverses. It contains various exercises related to initial value problems, convolution, and integral equations. Additionally, there are optional problems exploring the continuity and boundedness of specific functions.

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Problem Set 3 MA121

The document is a problem set for a Differential Equations course focusing on Laplace transforms, including tutorial problems for finding and applying Laplace transforms and their inverses. It contains various exercises related to initial value problems, convolution, and integral equations. Additionally, there are optional problems exploring the continuity and boundedness of specific functions.

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Department of Mathematical Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Petroleum Technology, Jais


Differential Equations (MA 121)

May 2023 Problem Set 3

Laplace Transforms
■ Tutorial Problems

1. Find the Laplace transforms of the following:

(i) [t] where [.] is the greatest integer function.


(ii) tm cosh(at) for m ∈ N ∪ {0}.
(iii) (t2 + 4)e2t − e−t cos t.
(iv) e3t sin2 (4t).
(v) t2 e−t cosh(2t).

2. Find the Laplace transforms of the following:


Rt
(i) t 0 e−3t sin(2t) dt.
R t −3t
(ii) 0 e sin(2t)
t
dt.

 1 if 0 < t < π


(iii) f (t) = 0 if π < t < 2π [Hint. Use the second shifting theorem]


 cos t if t > 2π.

2
 t

 if 0 ≤ t < 1
(iv) f (t) = sin(2t) if 1 ≤ t < π


 cos t if π ≤ t.

3. Find the Laplace transforms of the following:


R ∞ sin t
(i) sin(at)
t
and use it to find the value of 0 t
dt.
(
sin t if 0 < t < π
(ii) A periodic function f (t) =
0 if π < t < 2π.

4. Find the inverse Laplace transforms of the following:


s+2
(i) (s2 +4s−5)2
.
2
s +1
(ii) ln (s+1)2.

se−πs
(iii) s2 +4
.
−1 a
(iv) tan s .
2

2 2
(v) ln s(ss2 +b
+a )
2 .

2s+3
(vi) s2 +4s+6
.
4s2 −3s+5
(vii) (s+1)(s2 −3s+2)
.

5. Using convolution find the inverse Laplace transforms of the following:


1
(i) s2 −5s+6
.
1
(ii) s2 (s2 +a2 )
.
s
(iii) (s+1)(s2 +4)
.

6. Use the Laplace transform to solve the Initial Value Problems (IVPs):

(i) y ′ + 2y = 26 sin(3t); y(0) = 3.


(ii) y ′′ − 2y ′ + y = e2t ; y(0) = 0; y ′ (0) = 0.
(
8 sin t if 0 < t < π
(iii) y ′′ + 9y = g(t); y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 4, where, g(t) =
0 if t ≥ π.

7. Determine the constants α, β, y0 and y0′ such that y(s) = s


(s+1)2
is the Laplace
transform of the solution to the IVP:

y ′′ + αy ′ + βy = 0; y(0) = y0 , y ′ (0) = y0′ .

8. Using the Laplace tranform solve the system of differential equations:


dx
+ y = sin t
dt
dy
+ x = cos t,
dt
given x(0) = 2 and y(0) = 0.

9. Solve the following integral equations using Laplace transform and convolution:
Rt
(i) y(t) = cos t + 0 e−τ y(t − τ ) dτ.
Rt
(ii) y(t) − 0 y(τ ) sin(t − τ ) dτ = t2 .
Rt
(iii) e−t = y(t) + 2 0 cos(t − τ )y(τ ) dτ.
Rt
(iv) y ′ (t) + y(t) − 0 y(τ ) sin(t − τ ) dτ = − sin t; for y(0) = 1.

10. [Optional Problem.]

(i) Consider the function f (t) = t2 e−t


(a) Is f (t) continuous on 0 ≤ t < ∞; discontinuous but piece-wise discontinu-
ous on 0 ≤ t < ∞; or neither.
(b) Are there fixed numbers α and M such that |f (t)| ≤ M eαt for 0 ≤ t < ∞?
2
et
(ii) Consider the function f (t) = e2t +1
(a) Is f (t) continuous on 0 ≤ t < ∞; discontinuous but piece-wise discontinu-
ous on 0 ≤ t < ∞; or neither.
(b) Are there fixed numbers α and M such that |f (t)| ≤ M eαt for 0 ≤ t < ∞?

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