CHEE 319

Tutorial 3

1. Using partial fraction expansion, find the causal function f whose Laplace transform
Z ∞
F (s) = f (t)e−st dt
0

is given by
2
(1.1) F (s) = s(s+2)
10
(1.2) F (s) = s(s+1)(s+10)
3s+2
(1.3) F (s) = s2 +4s+20
3s2 +9s+12
(1.4) F (s) = (s+2)(s2 +5s+11)
1
(1.5) F (s) = s6

2. Find the causal function f whose Laplace transform is given by:

1
(2.1) F (s) = s(s+2)2
2(s+2)(s+5)2
(2.2) F (s) = (s+1)(s2 +4)2
s2 −1
(2.3) F (s) = (s2 +1)2

3. Solve the following scalar initial-value problems using the Laplace transform:

(3.1) ÿ(t) + ẏ(t) + 4y(t) = 0, with initial conditions y(0) = 1 and ẏ(0) = 2;
(3.2) ÿ(t) + ẏ(t) = t, with initial conditions y(0) = 1 and ẏ(0) = −1.