1.

ODE: Laplaces Transform.

1. Calculate the Laplace transform of the following functions:


2t + 1
0t<1
a) f (t) =
0
1t

0
0 t < /2
b) f (t) =
cos (t)
/2 t
c) f (t) = e2t5
d) f (t) = t2 e2t
e) f (t) = 4t2 + 16t + 9
f) f (t) = t2 e9t + 5
2. Calculate the inverse Laplace transform of the following functions:
a) F (s) =
b) F (s) =
c) F (s) =
d) F (s) =
e) F (s) =
f) F (s) =

(s+2)2
s3
1
4
+ s35 s+8
s
10s
s2 +16
s+1
s2 4s
1
s2 +s20
s
(s+2)(s2 +4)

3. Applying the Laplace transform properties calculate f (t) or F (s):

a) f (t) = e2t (t 1)2
b) f (t) = te3t cos (3t)
c) f (t) = (3t 1)U (t 1)
d) f (t) = t2 cos (t)
e) F (s) =

1
s(s1)

f) F (s) =

1
s2 +2s+5
2t

g) f (t) = e sin((t))
h) F (s) =
i) F (s) =

es
s2 +1
5s
(s2)2

j) F (s) =

e2s
s2 (s1)

k) f (t) = e2t cos (4t)

l) F (s) =

1
s3 (s1)

4. Use Laplaces transform to solve the following initial value problems

(you can check the Laplaces transform table at [Boyce; page 293]):
a) y 00 4y 0 + 4y = 0,
b) y 00 y 0 2y = 0,
c) y 00 + 3y 0 + 2y = 0,

y(0) = 1,
y(0) = 1,
y(0) = 1,

y 0 (0) = 1.
y 0 (0) = 0.
y 0 (0) = 0.

d) y 00 + 4y = sin (4x); y(0) = 0; y 0 (0) = 1/5

e) y 00 + 9y = 23 sin (2x); y(0) = 0; y 0 (0) = 1/5
f) y 00 2y 0 + 10y = e2x ,

y(0) = 0,

y 0 (0) = 1.

g) y 00 2y 0 + 2y = ex ; y(0) = 0; y 0 (0) = 1
h) y 00 2y 0 + 2y = cos (x),

y(0) = 1,

y 0 (0) = 0.

i) y 000 3y 00 + 3y 0 y = 0,

y(0) = 0,

y 0 (0) = 1,

y 0 (0) = 0.

j) y (4) 4y 000 + 6y 00 4y 0 + y = 0 y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 1,

0, y 000 (0) = 1.

0
0t<1
k) y 0 + y = f (t), y(0) = 0, f (t) =
5
1t
l) y 0 3y = (t 2),

y(0) = 0.

m) y 00 + y = (t 2),

y(0) = 0,

n) y 00 + 2y 0 + y = (t 1),

y 0 (0) = 1.

y(0) = 0,

y 0 (0) = 0.

y 00 (0) =