TWK2A

Additional operational properties of the Laplace

transform (Section 7.4)
Solutions
1.

L fy 0yg = L tet sin t

d
sL fyg y(0) L fyg = ( 1) L et sin t
ds
d
(s 1)L fyg = ( 1) L fsin tgjs!s 1
ds
d 1
=
ds (s 1)2 + 1
2(s 1)
=
((s 1)2 + 1)2
2
L fyg =
((s 1)2 + 1)2
2
y = et L 1
(s2 + 1)2
t
= e (sin t t cos t):

2.

L fy 00 + 9yg = L fcos 3tg

s
s2 L fyg sy(0) y 0 (0) + 9L fyg = 2
s +9
s
(s2 + 9)L fyg = 2 + 2s + 5
s +9
s s 1
L fyg = 2 2
+2 2 +5 2
(s + 9) s +9 s +9
1 5
y = t sin 3t + 2 cos 3t + sin 3t:
6 3
3.
n o
00
L fy + yg = L 1 U t + (sin t) U t
2
8 2 9
s
>
< >
=
1 e 2
s2 L fyg sy(0) y 0 (0) + L fyg = + L sin t + U t
s s >
:| {z 2 } 2 >
;
cos t
1 e 2s s
(s2 + 1)L fyg = + e 2s + s
s s s2 + 1
1 + s2 s 1
= + e 2s 2
s s +1 s
1 s 1
L fyg = + e 2s 2 2 2
s (s + 1) s(s + 1)
1 t
y = 1 + t sin t 2 sin2 U t
2 2 t!t 2
2

1
= 1+ t sin t + cos t 1 U t
2 t!t 2
2

1
= 1+ t sin t + cos t 1
2 2 2 2
U t
2
1
= 1+ t cos t + sin t 1 U t
2 2 2
1
= 1+ t cos t + cos t + sin t 1 U t
2 4 2
1; 06t< 2
= 1
2
t cos t + 4 cos t + sin t t> 2

Note that the term 4 cos t + sin t is a solution to the corresponding homo-
geneous di¤erential equation. This term ensures the continuity of y, y 0 and
y 00 at 2 .

4.
dF (s)
L te2t sin 6t = ( 1)
ds
 where

F (s) = L e2t sin 6t

6
=
(s 2)2 + 36
6
= 2 :
s 4s + 40
Hence,
12s 24
L te2t sin 6t = :
(s2 4s + 40)2
5. We have
1; 06t<a
f (t) =
1; a 6 t < 2a
We see that T = 2a: Hence,
0 1
Za Z2a
1 @
L ff (t)g = 2as
e st
dt + e st
dtA
1 e
0 a
as 2as as
1 1 e e e
= 2as
+
1 e s s
as 2as
1 1 2e +e
= 2as
1 e s
as 2
(1 e )
=
s (1 e 2as )
tanh as
2
= :
s
 at
6. Here, T = b and f (t) = b
on [0; b]. Hence,

Zb Zb
1 at st a 1 st
L ff (t)g = bs
e dt = bs
te dt
1 e b b 1 e
0 0
st st b
a 1 ste e
=
b 1 e bs s2 0
a 1 1 e bs bse bs
=
b 1 e bs s2
a 1 e bs bse bs
=
s bs (1 e bs )
a 1 e bs
= +
s bs 1 e bs
a 1 1
= + :
s bs 1 ebs