BML Munjal University Gurgaon

Differential Equations for Engineers

 Practice Problems #3

Q1. Let F (s) be the Laplace transform of f (t). Find the Laplace transform of f (at) (a > 0).

Q2. Find the Laplace transforms:

(a) ♣ [t], (b) tm cosh bt (m ∈ non-negative integers),
 (c) et sin at,
t sin 3t if 0 < t < π
(d)♣ e sin at
, (e) sin t cosh t
, (f ) ♣ f (t) =
t t 0 if t > π.

Q3. Find the Laplace

 transforms (Hint: second shifting
 theorem):
 1 0<t<π  0 0<t<1
(a)♣ f (t) = 0 π < t > 2π (b) f (t) = cos πt 1 < t > 2
cos t t > 2π. 0 t > 2.
 

Q4. Find the inverse Laplace transforms of

s2 +1 s+2 se−πs (1−e−2s )(1−3e−2s )
(a) tan−1 (a/s), (b) ♣ ln (s+1) 2, (c) (s2+4s−5)2, (d) s2 +4
, (e) ♣ s2
.

Q5. Find the inverse Laplace transforms (Hint: convolution):

1 1 1
(a) (s2 −5s+6) , (b) (s2−6
−1) , (c) ♣ s2 (s2 +4) , (d) (s−1)2 .

Q6. Use Laplace transform to solve the initial value problems:

(a) y ′′ + 4y = cos 2t, y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 1.
(b) y ′′ + 3y ′ + 2y = 4t if 0 < t < 1 and 8 if t > 1, y(0) = y ′ (0) = 0.
Z t
′
(c) ♣ y1 + 2y1 + 6 y2 (τ )dτ = 2u(t), y1′ + y2′ = −y2 , y1 (0) = −5 y2 (0) = 6.
0

Q7. Sketch thefollowing functions and find their Laplace transforms:


u(t) − 2u(t − 1) 0≤t<2 t[u(t) − u(t − 1)] 0≤t<2
(a) f (t) = (b) f (t) =
f (t − 2) t>2 f (t − 2) t>2

tu(t) − 2(t − 1)u(t − 1) 0≤t<2
(c) ♣ f (t) =
f (t − 2) t > 2.