Laplace Transforms 1

1. Find the Laplace Transform of each of the following functions:

(a) 2e4t , 3e−2t , 5t − 3, 2t2 − e−t , 3 cos 5t, 10 sin 6t, 6 sin 2t − 5 cos 2t, (t2 + 1)2 ,
(sin t − cos t)2 , 3 cosh 5t − 4 sinh 5t.
 
0 if 0 < t < 2, 2t if 0 6 t 6 5,
(b) (i) f (t) = (ii) f (t) =
4 if t > 2. 1 if t > 5.
(c) t3 e−4t , e−t cos 2t, 2e3t sin 4t, (t+2)2 et , e2t (3 sin 4t−4 cos 4t), e−4t cosh 2t,
e−t (3 sinh 2t − 5 cosh 2t).
(d) e−t sin 2t, (1 + te−t )3 , u(t − 1)(t − 1)2 , u(t − 2)(t + 1)2 , where u is the
unit-step function.
s2 − s + 1
2. If L{f (t)} = , find L{f (2t)}.
(2s + 1)2 (s − 1)
1
e− s
3. If L{f (t)} = , find L{e−t f (3t)}.
s
 
1 t s − ln r
4. If L{f (t)} = F (s), show that for r > 0, L{r f (at)} = F .
a a
  2
2t if 0 6 t < 1, t if 0 6 t 6 1,
5. (i) f (t) = (ii) g(t) =
t if t > 1. 0 if t > 1.
0
Find L{f (t)}, L{f (t)}. 00
Find L{g(t)}, L{g (t)}.
Compare with the usual formulas for derivatives.
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6. Verify directly that L 0 u2 − u + e−u du = 1s L t2 − t + e−t .


t
1 − e−u
Z   
1 1
7. Verify directly that L du = ln 1 + .
0 u s s
2
R ∞ −3t of: t cos at, t sin at, t(3 sin 2t − 2 cos 2t), t sin t,
8. Find the Laplace transform
t cosh 3t. Evaluate 0 te sin t dt.

e−at − e−bt cos at − cos bt sinh t

9. Find the Laplace transform of: , , . Hence
Z ∞ −3t t t t
e − e−6t
evaluate dt.
0 t
10. Find the Laplace
 Transform of the following periodic 
functions:
1 if 0 6 t < 1, 3t if 0 6 t < 2,
(i) f (t) = (ii) f (t) =
−1 if 1 6 t < 2, 6 if 2 6 t < 4,
f (t + 2) = f (t) for t > 0. f (t + 4) = f (t) for t > 0.

t if 0 6 t < 1,
(iii) f (t) =
0 if 1 6 t < 2,
f (t + 2) = f (t) for t > 0.

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