UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Programme (B.A.Sc.)

MATH1002
Tutorial # 1
Convolution theorem / Inverse Laplace Transforms

1. Given that f (t )  1 and g (t )  t Find f * g .

2. Given that f (t )  t and g (t )  t Find f * g .

3. Given that f (t )  sin t and g (t )  t Find f * g .

4. Given that f (t )  t 4 and g (t )  t 2 Find f * g .

1 5 
5. Find L   .
s
1  7 
6. Find L  2  .
s 
1  7 s 
7. Find L  2 .
s  4
1  8 
8. Find L  2 .
 s  10 
1  4 s  5 
9. Find L  2 .
s  4
1  1 
10. Find L  2 .
 s  10s  25 
1  6 
11. Find L  2 .
 s  4s  9 
1  8s  7 
12. Find L  2 .
 s  6s  34 
1  5s  9 
13. Find L  2 .
 s  9 s  20 
1  16 
14. Find L  2 .
s  9
1
15. Use the convolution theorem to find the inverse Laplace transform of
s  2s
2

4
16. Use the convolution theorem to find the inverse Laplace transform of 5
s  9s 3
17. Find the Laplace transform of each given convolution integral.

(a) f (t )   (t  u ) 3 sin udu

0
t

(b) f (t )   (t  u ) 3 u 5 du
0

1
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Table of Laplace transforms

(b). Lt n  
1 n!
(a). L {1}  s , n  1,2,3...
s n 1
  L1  e  at  
1 a
(c). L e  at  (d).
sa s( s  a)
s a
(e). L cos at  (f). L sin at 
s  a2
2
s  a2
2

a2 a 3

(g). L1  cos at  s( s 2  a 2 )

(h). L at  sin at  s 2 ( s 2  a 2 )
s( a  b)
 at bt ba
(i). Le  e   ( s  a)(s  b) (j). 
L ae  at  be bt   ( s  a )( s  b)
 n  1!
  (l). Lt e    s  a  n
 at 1 n 1  at
(k). L te   s  a  2
sb
(m). Le (1  at )  ( s  a) 2 L[(b  a )t  1]e  at  
 at s
(n). ( s  a) 2
2a 3 2as
(o). L sin at  at cos at 
(s  a 2 ) 2
2 (p). L t sin at  ( s 2  a 2 ) 2
2as 2
s a 2 2

(q). L sin at  at cos at  ( s 2  a 2 ) 2 (r). L t cos at  ( s 2  a 2 ) 2

sa
(s).  
L e at sin bt 
b
( s  a) 2  b 2
(t). 
L e  at cos bt   ( s  a) 2  b 2
k s
(u). L sinh kt  (v). L cosh kt 
s  k2
2
s  k2 2

(w). L f (t )  sF ( s)  f (0) (x). L f (t )  s 2 F ( s )  sf (0)  f (0)

(y). L f (t )  s F ( s)  s f (0)  s f (0)...  sf ( n2) (0)  f ( n 1) (0)
( n) n n 1 n2

(z). L  f ( )d   1s F (s)

0
t
where F(s) = L{f(t)} =  e  st


t 0
f (t ) dt

Convolution theorem: L ( f * g )(t )  F ( s )  G ( s )

t

And ( f * g )(t )   f (u ) g (t  u )du  ( g * f )(t )

0

First Shifting Theorem Le f (t )  F ( s  a )

at

Second Shifting Theorem L{u (t-a ) f (t-a )}  e -as L{ f (t )}

Differentiation of Transforms L{tf (t )}   F ( s )



 f (t ) 
Integration of Transforms L
 t 
  F (~
s
s ) d~
s

e -as
L{u (t-a )}  L{ (t-a )}  e -as
s