Extra Tutorial Problems

First Principles

Find the Laplace Transform for each of the following functions of t from First Principles,
Z ∞
i.e using the definition L {f (t)} = e−st f (t) dt
0

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1) L {t e2t } ans:
(s − 2)2

s2 + 9
2) L {t cosh 3t} ans:
(s2 − 9)2
ep + e−p
Hint: use the definition of cosh p =
2

s2 − 4
3) L {t cos 2t} ans:
(s2 + 4)2
Hint: use cos p = Re{ejp }

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4) L {e−3t sin t} ans:
s2 + 6s + 10

2(s − 1)
5) L {t et sin t} ans:
(s2 − 2s + 2)2
Hint: use sin p = Im{ejp }

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0 if 0 ≤ t < 2 3e−2s
6) L {f (t)} where f (t) = ans:
3 if 2 ≤ t s

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t if 0 ≤ t < 4 1 − (5s + 1) e−4s
7) L {f (t)} where f (t) = ans:
−1 if 4 ≤ t s2

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