Mathematics-II for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Stream/BMATE201 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MODULE III: LAPLACE TRANSFORMS

I. Find the Laplace transform of the following functions:

cos 2t  cos 3t 2 3t
1. (Feb 2022, Dec 2016, June 2016) 2. t e sin2t (June 2016)
t
cos at  cosbt
3. 𝑒 −3𝑡 (2 cos 5𝑡 − 3𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝑡) (Dec 2016) 4. (July 2022, Dec 2016)
t
cos 2t  cos 3t
5. 𝑡 5 𝑒 4𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ3𝑡 (Dec 2014) 6. 3𝑡 + +𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 (June 2014)
t

7. 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑡 (Dec 2016) 8. e 3t t 4 (Dec 2016)

1 cos 3t
8. (Dec 2016) 10. e3t sin 5t sin 3t (Dec 2010)
t

1 cos t
11. t 2 e 2t cos2t (June 2016, 2015) 12. (June 2017, 2016, 2015)
t2

cos 2t  cos 3t
13. te 2t   t sin t (Dec 2017) 14. e at  2t n  3sin t  4 cosh 2t (June 2010)
t
2
 sin 2t 
2
 4t  5 
15.  2t  (Dec 2019) 16.   (Dec 2019)
 e   t 

17.𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑎𝑡) (Dec 2019) 18. e2t t cos 2t (Aug 2020)

19. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 (Jan2021) 20.𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡 (Jan 2021)

21. 𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑡 (Jan 2021) 22. t 2 e-3t sin2t (Feb 2022)

23. e-2t (2cos5t  sin 5t ) (Feb 2022) 24. Cosh 2 3t (Feb 2022)

II. Evaluate the following integrals using Laplace transforms:

 

e e
2t 3 t
1. t cos t dt 2. t 3 sin t dt (June 2012, Dec 2011)
0 0

 

3.  te
 3t
cos 2t dt 4.  t e  2t Sin 2 t dt
0 0

III. Periodic Functions:

1 𝑤
1. If 𝑓(𝑡) is a periodic function with period 𝑤 then show that 𝐿{𝑓(𝑡)} = (1−𝑒 −𝑠𝑤 ) ∫0 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡 (June 2010)
 t, 0ta
2. Find the Laplace transform of the periodic function f (t )  
2a - t, a  t  2a
1 𝑎𝑠
Hence show that 𝐿{𝑓(𝑡)} = 𝑠2 tanh ( 2 ) (Feb 2022, Jan 2021, Dec 2016, 2011, June 2016, 2015, 2014)

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 E for 0  t  a
3. A periodic function of period 2a, a > 0, is defined by f (t )   where E is a
 E for a  t  2 a
 as 
constant. Show that L  f t  
E
tanh  
s  2 (Aug 2020, Dec 2016, 2014, 2010, June 2015, 2011)
 a
 E for 0  t 
 as 
where 𝑓(𝑡 + 𝑎) = 𝑓(𝑡). Show that L  f t  
2 E
4. Given f (t )   tanh  
 E for
a
ta
s  4
 2
(Dec 2014)
t , 0t 
5. Find the Laplace transform of the periodic function: f (t )   (June 2012)
  t , a  t  2
 3t for 0  t  2
6. Find L  f t  where f (t )   , the period is 4. (Dec 2016)
6 for 2  t  4
 
 E sin wt for 0  t 
2𝜋  w
7. A periodic function of period of 𝑤 is defined by f (t )  
0 for   t  2

 w w

where E and 𝑤 are positive constants. Show that L  f t  

Ew
s
(Dec 2016)
s 2  w 2 1  e  w 
 
8. Find the Laplace transform of the full wave rectifier f (t )  E sin t , 0  t   (Dec 2017)

1 for 0  t  a
9. The Square wave function 𝑓(𝑡) with period 2𝑎 defined by f (t )   .
 1 for a  t  2 a
1  as 
Show that   tanh   . (Dec 2019)
s  2 
 
10. Find the Laplace transform of the full wave rectifier f (t )  E sin t 0  t  having the period .
 
(July 2022)

IV. Express the following functions in terms of the unit step function and hence find their Laplace
transforms:
1 0  t  1
 sin t , 0t 
1. f (t )   t 1  t  2 (Jan 2021, Aug 2020,2016, 2015) 2. f (t )   (Jan 2017)
t 2  sin 2t , t 
 t2
sin t , 0t  t 2 0t 2
3. f (t )   (June 2017) 4. f (t )   (Dec 2016)
 cos t , t   4t t  2
 cos t 0  t    t 1 1  t  2
 
5. f (t )  cos 2t   t  2 (June 2014) 6. f (t )   t  3 2  t  3 (June 2013)
 cos 3t t  2  0 t3
 

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 sin t 0  t   t 2 0t2
 
7. f (t )  sin 2t   t  2 (Feb 2022, Dec 2016) 8. f (t )   4t 2  t  4 (June 2015, 2011)
 sin 3t t  2  8 t4
 

 2 0  t 1
 2
  t , 0t  t 
9. f (t )   (Dec 2017) 10. f (t )   1 t  (Dec 2019)
 sin t , t   2 2
 
cos t t
2

V. Find the inverse Laplace transforms of the following functions:

4s  5 4s  5
1. (Feb 2022, June 2016, Dec 2016) 2. (Jan 2017)
( s  1) ( s  2)
2
( s  1) 2 ( s  2)
s3 s2  4
3. (Aug 2020, Dec 2016, June 2015) 4. (July 2022, Dec 2014)
s  4s  13
2
s( s  4)(s  4)
3s  7 𝑠2 +1
5. 2 (June 2014) 6. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 [𝑠(𝑠+1)] (Aug 2020, June 2017)
s  2s  3
𝑠+1 1
7. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 [(𝑠−1)] (June 2013) 8. (Dec 2016)
s ( s  1)(s  2)
s 3  2s 2  1 1
9. (Dec2010) 10. (Dec 2010)
s5 s ( s  1)(s  2)(s  3)
7s  4 5s  3
11. (Dec 2017) 12. (June 2012)
4s  4s  9
2
( s  1)(s 2  2 s  5)
s
se 2   es s 2  3s  4
13. (June 2015) 14. (Dec 2019)
s2   2 s3

s s
15. cot 1   (Dec 2019) 16. (Dec 2019)
2 ( s  2)( s  3)

2s  1 1  s 2  b2 
17. (Jan 2021) 18. log  2 2 
(Jan 2021)
s  6s  13 s a 
2
s

VI. Obtain the inverse Laplace transform using Convolution theorem:

 1   1 
1. L1  2 2 2
(June 2017, 2015, Dec 2016) 2. L1  2 2 
(June 2016)
 (s  a )   s( s  a ) 

 1   1 
3. L1   (Dec 2017, 2014) 4. L1   (June 2014)
 ( s  1)(s  1)   ( s  1)(s  4) 
2 2

 1  1  s 
5. L1  2  (June 2013) 6. L  2 2 2 
(Feb 2022, Dec 2016)
 ( 4 s  9)   (s  a ) 

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 s2 
  1  
7. L1 
1
 (June 2015, 2012, Dec 2011) 8. L   (June 2015)
 2  a 2 )(s 2  b 2 )   ( s  1)(s  9) 
2
 ( s 

 1   s2 
9. L1  2  (Dec 2019) 10. L1  2 2 2
(Jan 2021, Aug 2020)
 s( s  1)   (s  a ) 

VII. Solve the following differential equations using Laplace transforms:

1. y   2 y   y(t )  e 2t , y(0)  0, y (0)   1 (June 2017)

2. y   4 y   4 y  e given y(0)  0, y (0)  0
t
(Feb 2022, Dec 2016, June 2016, June 2015)

3. y   y (t )  0, y (0)  2, y ( ) 1 (Dec 2014)
2
4. y   5 y   6 y  5e , given y(0)  2, y (0)  1
2t
(June 2014)
5. y  2 y  3y  sin t , given y(0)  0, y(0)  0 (Dec 2016)
6. y   2 y   y  t e t , y(0) 1, y (0)   2 (June 2015)
7. y   6 y   9 y 12 t 2 e 3t , y(0)  0, y (0)  0 (Dec 2017)
d 2 y dy
8.   0, y (0)  y1 (0)  3 (Dec 2019)
dt 2 dt
9. y "(t )  3 y '(t )  2 y(t )  0 y(0)  1, y '(0)  0 . (Aug 2020)
10. y  4 y  3 y  e given y(0)  0, y(0)  0
t
(Jan 2021)
11. y "'(t )  2 y ''(t )  y '(t )  2 y(t )  0, y(0)  y '(0)  0 and y ''(0)  6

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