ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS -III

Laplace Transform
Two marks Questions

1. State the conditions under which Laplace transform of f(t) exists.

i. f (t) should be continuous or piecewise continuous in the given closed

interval [a, b] where a > 0
ii. f (t) should be of exponential order.

2. Find the Laplace transform of t sin2t 3. Find the Laplace transform of t cos at

d d
L  t sin 2t   (1) L  sin 3t  L  t cos at   ( 1) L  cos at 
ds ds
d  3  d  s 
 ( 1)  (1)
ds  s 2  9  ds  s 2  a 2 
  s 2  9  (0)  3 (2 s)    s 2  a 2  (1)  s (2s ) 
 ( 1)  2
  (1)  2

  s 2
 9     s 2
 a 2
 
   
   2 
 6 s  s  a 2  2s 2 
 ( 1)  (1) 
  s2  9 2  2
  s2  a2  
   

6s s2  a2
2  2
 s 2  9  s 2  a2 

4. Find the Laplace transform of unit step function. 5. Find the Laplace transform of t e 3 t sin2t dt
 0

The unit step function is given by        w.k .t.,  t e  a t sin bt dt  L t sin bt  s  a
0
0, 0  t  a
U (t  a)   

1, a  t   t e
 3t
sin 2t dt  L t sin 2t  s  3
0
The L.T.of the unit step function is given by
 d 
   ( 1) L  sin 2t  
L  U (t  a)    e  st
U (t  a ) dt  ds  s 3
0  d  2 
a    (1)  2 
 st  ds  s  4  s  3
 e (0) dt   e  st (1) dt
0 a   s 2  4  (0)  2 (2 s) 
  ( 1)  2

  st   s  4
2 
e
a
dt   s 3
  
 e  st   4s 
 
   s 2  4 2 
 s  a   s 3
ea s 12
0  2
s 9  4
ea s 12

 169
s
  2
f (t) = 0 ,t 

6. Find L e  3 t sin t cos t  7. Find the Laplace transform of

3
cos  t  2  ,t 
2
  3  3


L  e  3 t sin t cos t   L  e  3 t
sin 2 t  L  f (t )    e  st f (t ) dt
 2  0
2
1
 L  e  3 t sin 2 t  3 
 2 
2   e  st (0) dt   e  st cos  t   dt
1 0 2  3 
 L  sin 2 t  s  s  3 3
2   2 
s  x  
1  2   e  3 
cos x dx

2  s 2  2 2  s  s  3 0
2  s 
1
 e 3
 e  s x cos x dx
( s  3) 2  4 0
1 2  s 
 2  e s x 
 s 2  1  sin x  s cos x  
3
s  6 s  13 e
 0
2  s 2 s
3 3
e se
 (0  s ) 
s2  1 s2  1

8. Is the linearity property applicable to L  1  cost  ? Reason out.

 
 t 
1  cos t  1   cos t 
L
 t   L  L
t
   t 
( Linearity Pr operty )

1  1 1
L   does not exist . Since lim   
t  t 0 t 0
 cos t   cos t  1
L
 t 
does not exist.
Since lim 
t 0  t
  0  
1  cos t 
 Linearity property not applicable to L  
 t
9. Find the Laplace transform of t 10. Find L  sint 
et  t 
 

d  sin t 

L  t e  t   (1) L  e t 
ds  
L
 t 
  L sin t  ds
s
d  1  
 (1)  1 
ds  s  1    2 ds
s 
s  1
d  1
 (1)
  s  1    tan 1 ( s) 

ds s
2
 ( 1) (1)  s  1  tan 1 ()  tan 1 ( s)
1 
 2   tan 1 ( s)
 s  1 2
 cot 1 ( s)
11. Find the Laplace transform of 1  cost  12. Find the Laplace transform of f (t ) 
1  e t
L 
 t  t

1  cos t  1  e  t  
L
 t    L 1  cos t  ds L    L 1  e t  ds
s  t  s

1 s  
1 1 
  2 ds   ds
s s s  1 s s  1 
s 
1 
 log s  log  s 2  1   log s  log  s  1 s
2

 log s  log s 2  1  s 
 log 
  s  1  s
 s   
 log      
2
 s  1 s s 1
  log    log 
 s 
 0  log  


s 1 1  s  
s

 1 1
s  
s
2
 s 1  s 
 0  log 
 s2  1   s  1 
 log  
 s   s  1
 log 
 s 

13.Verify the Initial value theorem for f (t )  ae bt 14. Verify the final value theorem for f (t )  3e 2t

f (t )  a e b t f (t )  3e  2 t
L  f (t )   L  a e  b t  L  f (t )  L  3e  2t 
a 3
 
sb s2

Initial value theorem : Final value theorem :

lim f (t )  lim s F ( s ) lim f (t )  lim s F ( s )
t 0 s t  s 0

L. H . S .  lim f (t )  lim a e  b t
t 0 t0

 a    (1) L. H . S .  lim f (t )  lim 3 e  2 t

t t

 a   0    (1)
R. H . S .  lim s F ( s )  lim s  
s s
sb
 as   3 
 lim   R. H . S .  lim s F ( s )  lim s 
s
sb 
s0 s0
s  2
as
 lim  3s 
 lim 
s
s 1 b
s   s0
s2


a 0    (2)
 lim
s
1 b 
s 
a    (2)
From (1)& (2),
From (1)& (2),
LHS  RHS
LHS  RHS
F .V .T . is satisfied .
I .V .T . is satisfied .
 15. Verify the final value theorem for f (t )  1  e t (sin t  cos t )

f (t )  1  e  t (sin t  cos t ) Final Value Theorem :

lim f (t )  lim s F ( s )
t  s0
L  f (t )  L  1  e (sin t  cos t ) 
t

 L  1  L  e t (sin t  cos t )  L. H . S .  lim f (t )  lim 1  e  t (sin t  cos t )

t t 
1
  L sin t  cos t s s  1  1 0 1    (1)
s
1  1 s 
  2  2  s ( s  2) 
s  s  1 s  1 s s  1 R. H . S .  lim s F ( s )  lim 1   2 
s0 s0
 ( s  1)  1 
1  ( s  1) ( s  1) 
    1 0 1    (2)
s  ( s  1)  1 ( s  1)2  1
2

From (1)& (2),

1  ( s  2) 
  LHS  RHS
s  ( s  1) 2  1 
F .V .T . is satisfied .

16. Find L  1  2s  3  17. Find L  1  1 

 2   2 
 s  4s  13   s  4s  5 
 2s  3   2s  3 
L1  2  L1  2 
 s  4 s  13    s  4 s  2   2  13 
2 2

 2s  3   2s  4  7   
 L1    L 
1
  1  1
2 2 L1  2  L 1
 
  s  2   9    s  2   9   s  4s  5    s  4 s  2   2  5 
2 2 2

 2 s  2  7   
 L1   1
2  L1  
  s  2   9 
2
  s  2   4  5 
 2  s  2   7   
 L1    L 1
  1
2 2  L1  
  s  2   9    s  2   9  2
  s  2   1 
  s  2  7  1  3   1 
 2 L1  2   L  2   e 2 t L  1  2 
  s  2   3  3   s  2   3 
2 2
 s  1
2 t
 s  7  3   e sin t
 2 e 2t L  1  2 2   e 2t L  1  2
 s  3 
2
s 3  3
7
 2 e 2t cos3t  e 2t sin 3t
3

18. State the first shifting theorem on Laplace transform

If L  f (t )  F ( s) then L e  a t f (t )    F ( s )
  s  s a

ie., L  e  a t f (t )   F ( s  a )
 
19. Find the inverse Laplace transform of 1 20. Find Laplace transform of s
( s  1)( s  2) ( s  1)2
1 A B
 
( s  1)( s  2) ( s  1) ( s  2)
1  A ( s  2)  B ( s  1)
 s  d  1 
L1  2 
 L1  2 
Put s  1, Put s  2,  ( s  1)  dt  ( s  1) 
1  A(1  2) 1  B (2  1)
d  t  1  1 
A 1 B  1  e L  2 
dt  s 
d
 1   1 1    e  t (t )
L1   L1   dt
 
 ( s  1)( s  2)   ( s  1) ( s  2)   e  t (1)  t (e t )
 1  1  1   e  t 1  t 
 L1    L  ( s  2) 
 ( s  1)   
 e t  e 2t
21. Find L  1 cot  1 ( s ) 22. Find the inverse Laplace transform of cot  1  k 
   
 s
1 1
w. k .t., L  1  F ( s)    L  F  ( s)
1 t
w. k .t., L  1  F ( s )    L  1  F  ( s ) 
t
  k  1 d  k 
1 L  1 cot 1        L  1  cot 1   
1 d   s  t   ds  s 
L  cot ( s )    L  1  cot 1 ( s ) 
1

t  ds 
 
1  1   
  L1 1 1   k  
t 2 
1  s      L1   2 
t  k 2   s 
 1  

1 1
L
 1 
 s 2  
t  s2  1 
  1  k 
1    L1  s2  k 2 
 sin t t   
t
1
 sin kt
t

23. Write the value of t  e t 24. Find the inverse Laplace transform of
eas
s
t
t  e   u. et u du
t

0
t
 et  u. e u du
 e as  0, ta
0
w. k .t., L  1    u (t )  
  e  u  e u 
t
 s  1, t a
t
 e u   2
  1   1  0
t
 et  ue  u  e u 
0

 e  te  e
t t t
  (0  1)
 et  t  1