Laplace Transform - Tutorial Sheet
Laplace Transform - Tutorial Sheet
Laplace Transform - Tutorial Sheet
2015/16
Engineering Analysis II
Tutorial Sheet Laplace Transform
Causal Functions
1000%
3. Find the area under the curve
1
[u(t 1) u(t 3)] between t = 2 and t = 2.5
(t + 3)
...
Laplace Transform and Its Inverse
s1
3s 7
3s + 3
s+3
2
10
, (b) 2
, (c) 2
, (d)
, (e) 2
, (f)
4
s
s + 8s + 17
s +9
(s 1)(s + 2)
s + 4s
(s + 1)(s2 + 1)
6
15
3s2 + 11s + 14
e2s2 (s + 1)
e3s
,
(b)
,
(c)
,
(e)
,
(d)
(s + 3)4
s2 2s + 10
s3 + 2s2 11s 52
s4
s2 + 2s + 5
Further Laplace Transforms
1000000%
11. Solve the given system of differential equations for the initial conditions specified.
dx
dy
= y,
= x, x(0) = 1, y(0) = 0
dt
dt
dx
dy
(b)
= 4x 2y,
= 5x + 2y, x(0) = 2, y(0) = 2
dt
dt
(a)
12. The Laplace transform can also be used to solve a pair of coupled second order differential
equations.
Solve, for the given initial conditions,
d2 x
= y + sin t
x(0) = 1, x0 (0) = 0
dt2
d2 y
dx
= + cos t y(0) = 1, y 0 (0) = 1
2
dt
dt
(Note that the initial conditions on each of x(t) and y(t) are needed in the second order
situation.)