Department of Mathematics
Anna University, Chennai -25
MA23C02 - Ordinary Differential Equations and Transform Techniques
Pronblem Sheet on Unit II - Laplace Transforms
1. Find the Laplace transform of
(i) 3e−t + sin 6t,
(ii) t3 − 3t + cos 4t,
(iii) e4t [t − cos t] ,
(iv) h(t − 2) [1 − et−2 ] ,
(v) sin2 5t
2
(vi) f (t) = sinh
3t cos t,
cos t, 0 ≤ t < 2π
(vii) f (t) = ,
2 − sin t, t ≥ 2π
−4, 0 ≤ t<1
(viii) f (t) = 0, 1≤t<3 ,
e−t , t ≥ 3
(ix) e2t t2 sinh 3t,
Z t −ax
e − e−bx
(x) dx ,
0 x Z ∞
1 − cos t
(xi) 1 − cos 2
t . Hence evaluate dt,
Z tt 0 t2
(xii) t e−4x sin 3xdx.
0
2. If F (s) denotes the Laplace transform of f (t), show that
t
L e−bt/a f = aF (as + b), a > 0.
a
3. Given that L sin t = tan−1 1 , find the Laplace transform of sin at where a > 0.
n o
t s t
√
x3 x5 x7 √ πe−1/4s
4. Using sin x = x − + − + · · ·, show that L(sin t) = . Hence find
( √ ) 3! 5! 7! 2s3/2
cos t
L √ using the Laplace transform of derivatives.
t
5. Find the inverse Laplace transforms of
(i) 2s 1+ 3 ,
(ii) 1 ,
s2 − 6s + 10
2
(iii) s 2 ,
(s + 2)
−5s
(iv) e ,
(s − 3)2
2 2
(v) ln s 2 + a2 ,
s +b
(vi) 2s2 − 4 ,
(s + 1)(s − 2)(s − 3)
2 ,
(vii)cot−1 s +
2
(viii)tan−1 22 .
s
6. Find the Laplace
transform of the periodic function
t, 0 < t < 1
(i) f (t) = , with period 2
0, 1 < t < 2
π
E sin ωt, 0 < t < ω
2π
(ii) f (t) = , with period .
π < t < 2π ω
0, ω ω
7. Use the convolution theorem to find the inverse Laplace transform of
(i) 1 , (ii) 1 ,
(s + 1)2 (s2 + 4) (s − 2)(s + 2)2
8. Solve the following initial value problems using Laplace transforms
(a) y ′′ + y = t, y(0) = 1, y ′ (0) = −2.
(b) y ′′ − 3y ′ + 2y = 4e2t , y(0) = −3, y ′ (0) = 5.
(c) y ′′ + 2y ′ + 5y = e−t sin t, y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 1.
9. Verify the initial and final value theorem of Laplace transforms for (i) f (t) = 5+4 cos 2t,
(ii) f (t) = 3 + e−t (cos t + sin t),
10. Using Laplace transforms, evaluate the following integrals:
e−at − cos bt
Z ∞ !
(a) dt.
0 t
√
Z ∞ − 2t
e sin t sinh t
(b) dt.
0 t
Z ∞ −t √
e sin 3t
(c) dt.
0 t