NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SMA2217

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS

SMA2217: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III

Laplace Transforms

Time : - hours

Candidates should attempt ALL questions

A1. (a) Define a Laplace Transform.

(b) Define a unit step function.
(c) State and prove the existence theorem for Laplace Transforms.

A2. Derive the Laplace Transform of 2te3t .

A3. Find the Laplace Transforms of the given functions:

(a) f(t)= 6e−5t + e3t + 5t3 −9

(b) g(t)= 4Cos(4t) − 9Sin(4t) + 2Cos(10t)

(c) h(t)= 3Sinh(2t) + 3Sin(2t)

(d) g(t)= e3t + Cos(6t) − e3t Cos(6t)

(e) h(t)= 3.8te2.4t

(f) g(t)= 5e−at Sin ω t

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A4. Find the transform of each of the following functions:

(i) e2t Cosh t

(ii) e3a−2bt

(iii) 3t2 +2t−7

(iv) e−2t + Sin7t Cos3t

(v) Cos2 t

(vi) e−2t Sin3t

(vii) t2 +t+1

(viii) e4t + Cosh 2t

A5. Given F(s)= L(f). Find f(t)

1
(a) S 2 +9

2S−18
(b) S 2 +25

1
(c) 3S−5

S+1
(d) S 2 +6S+18

2S+18
(e) S 2 +25

(f) S6 − S−8
1
+ 4
S−3

19
(g) − 1 + S72
S+2 3S−5

8
(h) + 3
3S 2 +12 S 2 −49

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A6. Given F(s)= L(f). Find f(t)

6S−5
(i) S 2 +7

1−3S
(ii) S 2 +8S+21

3S−2
(iii) 2S 2 −6S−2

S+7
(iv) S 2 −3S−10

86S−78
(v) (S+3)(S−4)(5S−1)

2−5S
(vi) (S−6)(S 2 +11)

25
(vii) S 3 (S 2 +4S+5)

A7. Solve the following IVPs:

(a) y 00 −10y 0 +9y=5t, y(0)=−1 y 0 (0)=2.

(b) 2y 00 +3y 0 −2y=te−2t , y(0)=0 y 0 (0)=−2.

(c) y 00 −6y 0 +15y=2Sin(3t), y(0)=−1 y 0 (0)=−4.

(d) y 00 +6y 0 +9y=0, y(0)=−3 y 0 (0)=10.

−5S
A8. Find the inverse Laplace Transform using t-shifting F(s)= S 2e+4S+5
S
.

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