Mathematics - I (MA 101)

Tutorial Sheet - IV (Integral Transforms)

1. Find the Laplace transform of the following functions:

√
(a) 1 + 2 t + √3t .
(b) (sin t − cos t)2 .
(c) cosh at − cos at.
(d) cos3 2t.
(e) (1 + te−t )3 .
(f) e−t sin2 t.
(g) sinh 3t cos2 t.
 2
 t, 0 < t < 2,
(h) f (t) = t − 1, 2 < t < 3,
7, t > 3.


(i) f (t) =| t − 1 | + | t + 1 |, t ≥ 0.

2. Find the Laplace transform of the following periodic functions:

(a) f (t) = E sin ωt, 0 < t < (π/ω), having period π/ω.

t, 0 < t < a,
(b) f (t) = having period 2a.
2a − t, a < t < 2a,

3. Find the Laplace transform of the following functions:

Z t
(a) e−t cos t dt.
0
t
sin t
Z
(b) dt.
0 t
(c) t sin2 t.
(d) t2 e−3t sin2 3t.
sin at
(e) .
t
(1 − cos 3t)
(f) .
t
(cos 2t − cos 3t)
(g) 2t + + t sin t.
t
4. Find the inverse Laplace transform of the following functions:
3s
(a) .
s2
+ 2s − 8
1 − 7s
(b) .
(s − 3)(s − 1)(s + 2)

1
 s2 − 10s + 13
(c) .
(s − 7)(s2 − 5s + 6)
s
(d) .
(s + 1) (s2 + 1)
2

s2 + 2s + 3
(e) .
(s2 + 2s + 2)(s2 + 2s + 5)
s
(f) .
(s + s2 + 1)
4

s+2
(g) .
(s2 + 4s + 8)2
 s+1 
(h) log .
(s + 2)(s + 3)
s − 1
(i) s log .
s+1
−1 2
 
(j) tan .
s
5. Using convolution theorem, find inverse Laplace transform of the following func-
tions:
1
(a) .
s(s2
+ 4)
1
(b) .
(s − 2)(s + 2)2
1
(c) 2 2 .
s (s + a2 )
s2
(d) .
(s2 + a2 )(s2 + b2 )

6. Solve the following differential equations by the Laplace transform method:

(a) y ′′ + 4y ′ + 3y = e−t , y(0) = y ′(0) = 1.

(b) y ′′ − 3y ′ + 2y = 4t + e3t , y(0) = 1 and y ′ (0) = −1.
(c) y ′′ + 2y ′ − 3y = sin t, y(0) = y ′(0) = 0.
(d) y ′′ + 2y ′ + 5y = et sin t, y(0) = 0 and y ′ (0) = 1.
(e) ty ′′ + 2y ′ + ty = cos t, y(0) = 1.