Worksheet 3: Laplace transforms

Contributors: 2022 EMA206B lecturers

• Ms H Spoelstra (Subject coordinator)
• Dr M Kekana (Section head: Mathematics and Statistics)
• Ms MK Mothiba
• Dr EL Voges
• Dr GT Sedebo
• Mr T Malapane

Instructions
✓ Complete the worksheet in your own time.
✓ Bring any mistakes to our attention so we can fix them.
✓ Simplify all answers.
0 , 0  t 1
1. Given: f (t ) =  . By using the definition of a Laplace transform,
t − 1 , t  1
 e− s 
 f (t ) .  =
s 2 
determine F ( s )


2. What is the Laplace transform of the piecewise continuous function below?

7t; 0  t  3  7 − 7e−3 s − 21e−3 s 

f (t ) =   F (s) = 
 0; t 3  s2 

3. Determine the Laplace transform.


    s  −2s 
3.1 g ( t ) = sin t.u  t −  G ( s ) =  2  e 
 2   s +1  

 1 −3s 1 s 
3.2 f ( t ) = 1 + sinh 2t   ( t − 3) + cos2 t  F ( s ) = s + e sinh 6 + 2s + s 2 + 4 

4. Find the Laplace transform of the following function using a suitable trigonometric
       s     1  
identity: f (t ) = 11cos  t +  .  F (s) = 11cos   2  − 11sin   2  
 10    10  s + 1   10  s + 1  
 0; 0  t 1
5. Given: g (t ) =  2 . Determine  g (t ) using tables.
t + 4t; t 1
 −s  2 6 5 
G ( s ) = e  s 3 + s 2 + s  
  

−1  e−3s (2s + 7) 
6. Use tables to determine  2 .
 s + 16 

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   7 
 H (t − 3) 2cos ( 4(t − 3) ) + 4 sin ( 4(t − 3) ) 
  
7. Determine the inverse Laplace transform of each of the following.

s 2 + 9s + 3
7.1 F (s) =  f ( t ) =  ( t ) − 5e−t + 11e−2t 
s 2 + 3s + 2
s+4
7.2 Q (s) = q ( t ) = − cos 2t + et 
( s + 4) ( s − 1)
2

 1 t 1 −t 1 −t 
 f ( t ) = 4 e − 4 e − 2 te 
1
7.3 F (s) =
( s + 1) ( s 2 − 1)
 1 1 
 g ( t ) = 4 t − 8 sin ( 2t )
1
7.4 G (s) =
s ( s2 + 4)
2

2s + 3  1 −2t 
7.5 F (s) =  f ( t ) = 2e cos ( 3t ) − 3 e cos ( 3t )
−2t

s + 4 s + 13
2

2 ( s − 1) e−2 s  g ( t ) = 2u ( t − 2) e(t −2) cos ( t − 2 )

7.6 G (s) = 2  
s − 2s + 2

s  1 −t 
7.7 F (s) =  f ( t ) = e −t
cos ( 4t ) − e sin ( 4t ) 
s + 2 s + 17
2
4 

 2s + 14 
8. Find the function y (t ) by solving F (s) = L−1  2 .
 s + 24s + 265 
 −12t 10 −2t 
 y(t ) = 2e cos11t − 11 e sin11t 

9. Solve the following differential equations.

9.1 y ''+ y − 2 y = 20sin 2t; y ( 0 ) = 0; y ' ( 0 ) = 0
 5 −2t 8 t 
 y = − 3 e + 3 e − cos 2t − 3sin 2t 
9.2 y '− 10 y = et −  (t − 8); y (0) = 0
 1 10t 1 t 10(t −8) 
 y(t ) = 9 e − 9 e + e u (t − 8) 

 2 4t 2 10t 
9.3 y ''− 10 y '+ 8 = 0 y (0) = 0, y '(0) = 0  y(t ) = 25 + 5 − 25 e 
9.4 y ''+ y = 4t + 10sin t ; y ( ) = 0; y '( ) = 2  y = 9 cos t + 7sin t + 4t − 5t cos t 

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10. When a mass of 2 kilograms is attached to a spring whose constant is 32 N/m, it comes
to rest in the equilibrium position. Starting at t = 0 , a force equal to f (t ) = 68e −2t cos 4t
is applied to the system. Find the equation of motion in the absence of damping.

 1 9 1 −2t −2t 
 x(t ) = − 2 cos 4t + 4 sin 4t + 2 e cos 4t − 2e sin 4t 

11. The graph depicts the function f = f (t ) . Determine  f (t ) .

 1 −2 s 1 −3s 1 −3s 
 F ( s) = s 2 e − s 2 e − s e 

12. Use both the method of undetermined coefficients and the Laplace transform to find the
solution of the IVP y "+ y = e + x ; y (0) = 2; y '(0) = 0 .
x 3

 3 11 1 x 
 y( x) = 2 cos x + 2 sin x + 2 e + x − 6 x 
3

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