(ALU) ALEJANDRO MELGAR LOPEZ

EJ2015-ECUACIONESDIF-AERO
Assignment Sist.deEc. y Transf.deLaplace due 05/24/2015 at 10:00pm CDT

1. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem





 
t
0 1
0
~y 0 =
~y +
,
~
y(0)
=
.
1
0
0
e2t

y1 (t)
y2 (t)


=

Answer(s) submitted:
-exp(-t)
(-2)(sin(t)-cos(t))+(-1)(sin(t)+cos(t))
-4exp(-t)+(2)exp(t)+(-2)(sin(t)-cos(t))+(-1)(sin(t)+cos(t))

1. Form the complementary solution to the homogeneous

equation.




+ c2
~yC (t) = c1

(correct)
3. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem


 t 
 
1 5
e
1
0
~y =
~y +
,
~y(0) =
.
5
1
0
0

2. Construct a particular solution by assuming the form

~yP (t) = ~ae2t +~bt +~c and solving for the undetermined
constant vectors ~a,~b, and ~c.


~yP (t) =

1. Form the complementary solution to the homogeneous

equation.




+ c2
~yC (t) = c1

3. Form the general solution ~y(t) = ~yC (t) +~yP (t) and impose the initial condition to obtain the solution of the
initial value problem.

 

y1 (t)
=
y2 (t)

2. Construct a particular solution by assuming the form

~yP (t) = et~a and solving for the undetermined constant
vector ~a.


~yP (t) =

Answer(s) submitted:
exp(-t)
(-1/3)exp(2t)-1
(1/3)(1)exp(-t)+(-1)(-1)exp(t)+(-1/3)exp(2t)-1

3. Form the general solution ~y(t) = ~yC (t) +~yP (t) and impose the initial condition to obtain the solution of the
initial value problem.

 

y1 (t)
=
y2 (t)

(correct)
2. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem






3 2
2 sin(t)
1
0
~y =
~y +
,
~y(0) =
.
4
3
0
0

Answer(s) submitted:
-exp(6t)
0exp(t)
(-3/5)*((-1)exp(6t))+(2/5)(1)exp(-4t)+(0)exp(t)

1. Form the complementary solution to the homogeneous

equation.




+ c2
~yC (t) = c1

(correct)
4. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem


 
3 3t
0
0
~y =
~y +~g(t),
~y(1) =
.
4
3t 2 3

2. Construct a particular solution by assuming the form

~yP (t) = (sint)~a + (cost)~b and solving for the undetermined constant vectors ~a and ~b.


~yP (t) =

Suppose we know that


~y(t) =

2t +
2t 2 +

is the unique solution to this initial value problem. Find ~g(t) and
the constants and .

3. Form the general solution ~y(t) = ~yC (t) +~yP (t) and impose the initial condition to obtain the solution of the
initial value problem.

=
1

F(s) = L { f (t)} =


~g(t) =

Z B
A


where A =

Answer(s) submitted:
2
6
0
0

and B =

2. Find the antiderivative (with constant term 0) corresponding to the previous part.

(score 0.5)
5. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem






0 1
t
2
~y 0 =
~y +
,
~y(0) =
.
1 0
3
2

3. Evaluate appropriate limits to compute the Laplace

transform of f (t):
F(s) = L { f (t)} =

1. Form the complementary solution to the homogeneous

equation.




~yC (t) = c1
+ c2

4. Where does the Laplace transform you found exist? In

other words, what is the domain of F(s)?

Answer(s) submitted:

2. Construct a particular solution by assuming the form

~yP (t) = ~a +~bt and solving for the undetermined constant vectors ~a and ~b.


~yP (t) =

(t-7)exp(-st) dt
8
inf
-exp(-st)(s(t-7)+1)/s2
exp(-8s)(s+1)/s2
(0,inf)

(correct)

3. Form the general solution ~y(t) = ~yC (t) +~yP (t) and impose the initial condition to obtain the solution of the
initial value problem.

 

y1 (t)
=
y2 (t)

8. (1 pt)
1. Graph the function f (t) = h(t 4) + h(t 8) for
0 t < . Use your graph to write this function piecewise as follows:

if 0 t < 4,

if 4 t < 8,
h(t 4) + h(t 8) =

if 8 t < .

Answer(s) submitted:
-exp(-t)
2
(-1)(-1)exp(-t)+(-1)(1)(exp(t))+2

(correct)

2. Find the Laplace transform F(s) = L { f (t)} of the function f (t) = h(t 4) + h(t 8).

6. (1 pt) Find the inverse Laplace transform f (t) =

10s
L 1 {F(s)} of the function F(s) = 2
.
s 64




10s
5
5
f (t) = L 1 2
= L 1
+
=
s 64
s+8 s8

F(s) = L { f (t)} =

Answer(s) submitted:
5exp(-8t)(exp(16t)+1)

Answer(s) submitted:

(correct)

0
1
2
exp(-4s)/s+exp(-8s)/s

7. (1 pt)
1. Set up an integral for finding the Laplace transform of
the following function:

0,
0t <8
f (t) =
t 7, 8 t.

(correct)
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11. (1 pt)

9. (1 pt)
1. Find the Laplace transform F(s) = L { f (t)} of the function f (t) = sin2 (wt), defined on the interval t 0.

The graph of f (t) is given in the figure. Represent

f (t) using a combination of Heaviside step functions.
Use h(t a) for the Heaviside function shifted a units
horizontally.



F(s) = L sin2 (wt) =

f (t) =
Hint: Use a double-angle trigonometric identity.

2. For what values of s does the Laplace transform exist?

Answer(s) submitted:
(2w2)/(s3+4sw2)
(0,inf)

(correct)
10. (1 pt) From a table of integrals, we know that for a, b 6= 0,
Z

eat cos(bt) dt = eat

a cos(bt) + b sin(bt)
+C.
a2 + b2

1. Use this antiderivative to compute the following improper integral:

Z

e2t cos(5t) est dt = lm

Graph of y = f (t)

if s 6= 2
Answer(s) submitted:

or
Z

(-t+4)h(t-0)+4h(t-4)+(t-8)h(t-8)
2t

st

e cos(5t) e

dt = lm

(correct)

if s = 2.

12. (1 pt) Find the inverse Laplace transform f (t) =

6
9s
L 1 {F(s)} of the function F(s) = 2
+
.
s + 81 s2 + 16


9s
6
f (t) = L 1 2
+
=
s + 81 s2 + 16

2. For which values of s do the limits above exist? In other

words, what is the domain of the Laplace transform of
e2t cos(5t)?

Answer(s) submitted:
2/3sin(9t)+9cos(4t)

3. Evaluate the existing limit to compute the Laplace

transform of e2t cos(5t) on the domain you determined in the previous part:

(correct)
13. (1 pt) Consider f (t) = t 2 e2t .



F(s) = L e2t cos(5t) =

1. The function f (t) is

Answer(s) submitted:

A. continuous on 0 t < .
B. discontinuous but piecewise continuous on 0
t < .
C. neither.

(s-2)/(s2-4s+29)
s/((s-2)(s2+25))
(2,inf)
(s-2)/((s-2)2+25)

(score 0.5)
2. Is f (t) exponentially bounded on 0 t < ? ?
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3. Does the Laplace transform of f (t) exist (on some domain, i.e., for some values of s)? ?

3. Take the inverse Laplace transform of both sides of the

previous equation to solve for y(t).

Answer(s) submitted:

y(t) =

A
yes
yes

Answer(s) submitted:

(s2)Y(s)+16Y(s)
(1/s2)-(exp(-7s)(7s+1))/s2
(1-exp(-7s)(7s+1))/(s2(s2+16))
(1/64) (h(t-7)(-4 t+sin(4(t-7))+28 cos(4(t-7)))+4 t-sin(4 t

(correct)
14. (1 pt) Consider the rational function
F(s) =

s3 3
(s2 + 6)2 (s + 10)2

(correct)

4s + 3
.
s3 3s2 + 3s 1
1. Find the partial fraction decomposition of F(s):

16. (1 pt) Consider the function F(s) =

Select ALL terms below that occur in the general form of the
complete partial fraction decomposition of F(s). The capital
letters A, B, C, . . . , L denote constants.

4s + 3
A
A. 2
s +6
Es + F
B. 2
(s + 6)2
G
C.
s + 10
Hs + I
D.
s + 10
Bs +C
E. 2
s +6
Ks + L
F.
(s + 10)2
D
G. 2
(s + 6)2
J
H.
(s + 10)2

s3 3s2 + 3s 1

2. Find the inverse Laplace transform of F(s).

f (t) = L 1 {F(s)} =
Answer(s) submitted:
4/(s-1)2
7/(s-1)3
1/2exp(t)(7t2+8t)

(correct)
17. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem
y00 + 4y = cos(2t),

y(0) = 2,

y0 (0) = 9.

1. Take the Laplace transform of both sides of the given

differential equation to create the corresponding algebraic equation. Denote the Laplace transform of y(t)
by Y (s). Do not move any terms from one side of the
equation to the other (until you get to part (b) below).

Answer(s) submitted:
( B, C, E, H )

(correct)

15. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem

2. Solve your equation for Y (s).

y00 + 16y = g(t),

y(0) = 0, y0 (0) = 0,

t if 0 t < 7
where g(t) =
0 if 7 t < .
1. Take the Laplace transform of both sides of the given
differential equation to create the corresponding algebraic equation. Denote the Laplace transform of y(t)
by Y (s). Do not move any terms from one side of the
equation to the other (until you get to part (b) below).

Y (s) = L {y(t)} =
3. Take the inverse Laplace transform of both sides of the
previous equation to solve for y(t).
y(t) =
Answer(s) submitted:
Y(s)s2-2s-9+4Y(s)
s/(s2+4)
(s/(s2+4)2)+(2s+9)/(s2+4)
(1/4)((t)sin(2t)+18sin(2t)+8cos(2t))

=
2. Solve your equation for Y (s).

(correct)

Y (s) = L {y(t)} =
4

2. Find the Laplace transform F(s) = L { f (t)} for s 6= 0.

18. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem

y00 + 16y = 48t,

y(0) = 7,

F(s) = L { f (t)} =

y0 (0) = 9.

Answer(s) submitted:
2(h(t-2)-h(t-5))
2(exp(-2s)/s-exp(-5s)/s)

1. Take the Laplace transform of both sides of the given

differential equation to create the corresponding algebraic equation. Denote the Laplace transform of y(t)
by Y (s). Do not move any terms from one side of the
equation to the other (until you get to part (b) below).

(correct)
21. (1 pt) Find the Laplace transform F(s) = L { f (t)} of the
function f (t) = et2 h(t 2), defined on the interval t 0.



F(s) = L et2 h(t 2) =
Answer(s) submitted:
exp(-2s)/(s-1)

2. Solve your equation for Y (s).

(correct)

Y (s) = L {y(t)} =

22. (1 pt) The graph of f (t) is given below:

3. Take the inverse Laplace transform of both sides of the
previous equation to solve for y(t).
y(t) =
Answer(s) submitted:
Y(s)s2-7s-9+16Y(s)
48/s2
(48/((s2+16)(s2)))+(7s+9)/(s2+16)
(1/2)(6t+3sin(4t)+14cos(4t))

(correct)
19. (1 pt) Consider the following initial value problem, defined for t 0:
y0 4y =

Z t

(t w) e4w dw,

(Click on graph to enlarge)

y(0) = 6.

1. Represent f (t) using a combination of Heaviside step

functions. Use h(t a) for the Heaviside function shifted a units horizontally.

1. Find the Laplace transform of the solution.

Y (s) = L {y(t)} =

f (t) =

2. Obtain the solution y(t).

2. Find the Laplace transform F(s) = L { f (t)} for s 6= 0.

y(t) =
Answer(s) submitted:

F(s) = L { f (t)} =

1/(s2(s-4)2)-6/(s-4)
(1/32) (2 e(4 t) t+2 t-193 e(4 t)+1)

Answer(s) submitted:
(3)h(t-1)+1h(t-6)-4h(t-7)
3exp(-s)/s+1exp(-6s)/s-4exp(-7s)/s

(correct)

(correct)

20. (1 pt) Consider the function

0 if 0 t < 2
2 if 2 t < 5
f (t) =

0 if 5 t < .

23. (1 pt) Find the inverse Laplace transform f (t) =

e3s (5s + 2)
L 1 {F(s)} of the function F(s) = 2
.
s + 49
 3s

e (5s + 2)
f (t) = L 1
=
s2 + 49

1. Use the graph of this function to write it in terms of

the Heaviside function. Use h(t a) for the Heaviside
function shifted a units horizontally.

Answer(s) submitted:
(-1/7)h(t-3)(2sin(7(t-3))+35cos(7(t-3)))

(correct)

f (t) =
5

24. (1 pt) Find the Laplace transform F(s) = L { f (t)} of the

function f (t) = e3t cos(t), defined on the interval t 0.

y(t) =
Answer(s) submitted:



F(s) = L e3t cos(t) =

sY(s)-7+5Y(s)
9(exp(-3s)/s-exp(-5s)/s)
((9/(s(s+5)))(exp(-3s)-exp(-5s)))+7/(s+5)
(exp(-5t)/5)(-9(exp(5t)-exp(25))h(t-5)+9(exp(5t)-exp(15))h(

Answer(s) submitted:
(s-3)/((s-3)2+1)

(correct)

(correct)

25. (1 pt) Find the inverse Laplace transform f (t) =

6e2s
L 1 {F(s)} of the function F(s) = 2
.
s + 36
 2s 
6e
f (t) = L 1 2
=
s + 36

28. (1 pt) Consider the following integral equation, so called

because the unknown dependent variable, y, appears within an
integral:
Z t

Answer(s) submitted:

sin(6(t w)) y(w) dw = 7t 2 .

h(t-2)sin(6(t-2))

(correct)

This equation is defined for t 0.

26. (1 pt) Consider the function


0
if 0 t < 8
f (t) =
sin(t 8) if 8 t.

1. Use convolution and Laplace transforms to find the Laplace transform of the solution.
Y (s) = L {y(t)} =

1. Use the graph of this function to write it in terms of

the Heaviside function. Use h(t a) for the Heaviside
function shifted a units horizontally.

2. Obtain the solution y(t).

y(t) =

f (t) =

Answer(s) submitted:

2. Find the Laplace transform F(s) = L { f (t)}.

(14((s2)+36))/(6s(3))
(7/3)(18t2+1)

F(s) = L { f (t)} =

(correct)

Answer(s) submitted:
sin(t-8pi)h(t-8pi)
exp((-s)(8)(pi))/(s2+1)

29. (1 pt) In an integro-differential equation, the unknown

dependent variable y appears within an integral, and its derivative dy/dt also appears. Consider the following initial value
problem, defined for t 0:

(correct)
27. (1 pt) Consider the initial value problem

0 if 0 t < 3
9 if 3 t < 5
y0 + 5y =
y(0) = 7.

0 if 5 t < ,

dy
+ 16
dt

Z t

y(t w) e8w dw = 5,

y(0) = 0.

1. Use convolution and Laplace transforms to find the Laplace transform of the solution.

1. Take the Laplace transform of both sides of the given

differential equation to create the corresponding algebraic equation. Denote the Laplace transform of y(t)
by Y (s). Do not move any terms from one side of the
equation to the other (until you get to part (b) below).

Y (s) = L {y(t)} =
2. Obtain the solution y(t).

y(t) =

2. Solve your equation for Y (s).

Answer(s) submitted:
(5/s)/(s+(16/(s+8)))
(5/2) e(-4 t) (-2 t+e(4 t)-1)

Y (s) = L {y(t)} =

(correct)

3. Take the inverse Laplace transform of both sides of the

previous equation to solve for y(t).
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30. (1 pt) For the functions f (t) = et and g(t) = e3t , defined
on 0 t < , compute f g in two different ways:
1. By directly evaluating the integral in the definition of
f g.
( f g)(t) =

( f g)(t) = L 1 {F(s)G(s)} = L 1
=
Answer(s) submitted:

Z t

exp(w)exp(-3(t-w))
(1/4)exp(-3t)(e(4t)-1)
(1/(s-1))(1/(s+3))
(1/4)exp(-3t)(e(4t)-1)

dw =
0

2. By computing L 1 {F(s)G(s)} where F(s) = L { f (t)}

and G(s) = L {g(t)}.

(correct)

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