BENT 3733

SIGNALS & SYSTEMS

TUTORIAL 4 – LAPLACE TRANSFORM
Semester222021/2022
Semester 2020/2021

1. Determine the unilateral Laplace transform of the following signals:

a) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑢(𝑡 − 2)
b) 𝑓(𝑡) = 1 − 2𝑒 −2𝑡
c) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡 − 2)
d) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 2𝑡 𝑢(−𝑡 + 2)
e) 𝑓(𝑡) = sin(𝜔𝑜 𝑡)
f) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑢(𝑡) − 𝑢(𝑡 − 2)
2 0≤𝑡≤2
g) 𝑓(𝑡) = {
0 otherwise
sin(𝜋𝑡) 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 1
h) 𝑓(𝑡) = {
0 otherwise

2. Use the Laplace transform table and properties to obtain the Laplace transform of the
following:
a) 10𝑢(𝑡 − 2)
b) (𝑡 + 4)𝑢(𝑡)
c) 𝑡 3 𝑢(𝑡)
d) 6 cos(4𝑡 − 1)
e) 𝑡 2 𝑒 −2𝑥 cos(3𝑡)
𝑡
f) ∫0 𝑒 −3𝜏 cos(2𝜏) 𝑑𝜏
𝑑
g) 𝑡 𝑑𝑥 (𝑒 −𝑡 cos(𝑡) 𝑢(𝑡))
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3. Find the Laplace transform of the gate function in the following figure:

4. Obtain the Laplace transform of the periodic function below:

5. Find the initial and final values of the function whose Laplace transform is
𝑠 3 + 2𝑠 + 6
𝑋(𝑠) =
𝑠(𝑠 + 1)2 (𝑠 + 3)

6. Determine the inverse Laplace transform of each of the following functions:

𝑠
a) 2
𝑠 +8𝑠+15
2
b)
𝑠2 −9
12
c) (𝑠+2)2 (𝑠+4)
2𝑠+26
d)
𝑠(𝑠2 +4𝑠+13)

𝑒 −3𝑠
e)
𝑠(𝑠2 +3𝑠+2)
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7. Solve the initial value problem below for the given differential equation:
𝑑 2 𝑦(𝑡) 𝑑𝑦(𝑡)
a) 𝑑𝑡 2
− 𝑑𝑡
= 𝑡, 𝑦(0) = 0, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 2

b) 𝑦 ′′ − 3𝑦 ′ + 2𝑦 = 4, 𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 0
𝑑 2 𝑦(𝑡) 𝑑𝑦(𝑡)
c) 𝑑𝑡 2
−2 𝑑𝑡
+ 𝑦(𝑡) = 3𝑡𝑒 −3𝑡 , 𝑦(0) = 4, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 2
𝑑 2 𝑣(𝑡) 4𝑑𝑣(𝑡)
d) 𝑑𝑡 2
− 𝑑𝑡
+ 4𝑣(𝑡) = 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑣(0) = 0, 𝑣 ′ (0) = 1

e) 𝑦 ′′ + 16𝑦 = 32𝑡, 𝑦(0) = 3, 𝑦 ′ (0) = −2

8. Use the Laplace transform to find the voltage across the capacitor, 𝑦(𝑡) for the RC circuit

depicted in figure below in response to the applied voltage 𝑥(𝑡) = (3⁄5)𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡) and

initial condition 𝑦(0− ) = −2.

9. Assuming there is no initial energy stored in the circuit, find 𝑖1 and 𝑖2 using Laplace
transform technique for 𝑡 > 0.

10. For the circuit shown in figure below, find the transfer function of the system 𝑉𝑜 ⁄𝑉𝑖 (𝑠).
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11. Design the RLC circuit in figure below based on the transfer function . Assume
𝑠 2 +2𝑠+1
that zero initial condition and select R = 5Ω.