Tutorial 3c: Mixed exercises

Contributors: 2022 EMA206B lecturers

• Ms H Spoelstra (Subject coordinator)
• Dr M Kekana (Section head: Mathematics and Statistics)
• Ms MK Mothiba
• Dr EL Voges
• Dr GT Sedebo
• Mr T Malapane

Instructions
✓ This tutorial on Laplace transforms represents a short "test".
✓ Working on your own, you should be able to complete it in less than one hour and
obtain 35/35 (100%).
✓ The answers are NOT included in this document as answers are not included in an
assessment; get the memo from your lecturer or on myTUTor.

QUESTION 1 [10]
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Y ( s) =
Consider the following function in the complex frequency domain: s −s−6 .
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1.1 Determine y ( x) = −1 Y ( s ) using the prescribed method:

1.1.1 Partial fractions; (3)

1.1.2 Complete the square. (3)

1.2 It is said every Laplace transform has a unique inverse. Do you agree? Use your
answers above to justify your conclusion. (4)

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QUESTION 2 [14]
By hand the following IVP may be solved using one of three techniques.
dy
+ 4 y = 2; y (0) = 5
dt
2.1 Solve using:
2.1.1 An integration factor; (4)

2.1.2 The method of undetermined coefficients; and (4)

2.1.3 Laplace transforms. (4)

2.2 Which method is more efficient in this case? Justify your answer. (2)

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QUESTION 3 [13]
0; 0  t  2

Given: y "+ 2 y '+ 10 y = g (t ); y(0) = 0; y '(0) = 0 where g (t ) = 2; 2  t  5 .
1; t 5
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3.1 Express g (t ) in terms of the unit step function. (1)

3.2 Verify the following mathematical statements with calculations by hand. Show all
steps.

2 1 1 s+2 
3.2.1 = −  2  (3)
s( s + 2s + 10) 5s 5  s + 2s + 10 
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1 1 1 s+2 
3.2.2 = −  2  (3)
s( s + 2s + 10) 10s 10  s + 2s + 10 
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3.3 Solve for y = y(t ) . (3)

3.4 The graph below depicts the solution. Link the graph to the solution you obtained
above. (3)

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