Tutorial on Laplace Transforms
Q1) Find the Laplace transform of the following functions:
i) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 + 𝑡 2 + 𝑡 3 ii) 𝑓(𝑡) = sin (𝑡)cos (𝑡) iii) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 3 𝑒 −2𝑡
iv) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 (2𝑡) v) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 −𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 (𝑡) vi) 𝑓(𝑡) = sin (2𝑡)cos (3𝑡)
vii) 𝑓(𝑡) = sin (2𝑡)sin(3𝑡) viii) 𝑓(𝑡) = cos(𝑎𝑡)sinh(𝑎𝑡) ix) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ3 (𝑡)
𝑡2 , 0 < 𝑡 < 2
x) 𝑓(𝑡) = cos(𝑡)cos (2𝑡) xi) 𝑓(𝑡) = { 𝑡 − 1, 2 < 𝑡 < 3 .
7, 𝑡>3
Q2) Find the Laplace transform of the following:
i) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑛(2𝑡) ii) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑡) iii) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ(𝑡)
iv) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑡) v) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (3𝑡) vi) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 𝑒 𝑡 sin (4𝑡)
𝑡
vii) 𝑔(𝑡) = ∫0 𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 (𝑡) viii) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛4 (𝑡) ix) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑒 −𝑡 cosh(𝑡).
Q3) Given 𝐹(𝑠) = ℒ(𝑓), find 𝑓(𝑡) i.e. find the inverse Laplace transform of the following function
𝐹(𝑠) (show the details of your work).
0.2𝑠+1.4 5𝑠+1 𝑠
i) 𝐹(𝑠) = ii) 𝐹(𝑠) = iii) 𝐹(𝑠) = 1
𝑠 2 +1.96 𝑠 2 −25 𝐿2 𝑠 2 + 𝜋2
4
1 2 48 4𝑠+32
iv) 𝐹(𝑠) = v) 𝐹(𝑠) = − vi) 𝐹(𝑠) =
(𝑠+√2)(𝑠−√2) 𝑠4 𝑠6 𝑠 2 −16
−𝑠+11 90 4
vii) 𝐹(𝑠) = viii) 𝐹(𝑠) = ix) 𝐹(𝑠) =
𝑠 2 −2𝑠−3 (𝑠+√3)6 𝑠 2 −2𝑠−3
𝜋 6𝑠+7 2𝑠−5 4𝑠−18
x) 𝐹(𝑠) = xi) 𝐹(𝑠) = xii) 𝐹(𝑠) = +
𝑠 2 +4𝑠𝜋+3𝜋2 2𝑠 2 +4𝑠+10 4𝑠 2 +25 9−𝑠 2
3(𝑠 2 −2)2 2 20
xiii) 𝐹(𝑠) = . xiv) 𝐹(𝑠) = 𝑠 xv) 𝐹(𝑠) =
2𝑠 5 𝑠2+ 𝑠 3 −2𝜋𝑠 2
3
1 3𝑠+4
xvi) 𝐹(𝑠) = 𝑤2
xvii) 𝐹(𝑠) = .
𝑠(𝑠 2 + ) 𝑠 4 +𝑘 2 𝑠 2
4
Q4) Solve the IVPs by the Laplace transform. If necessary, use partial fraction expansion.
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i) y ′ + 3 y = −4 cos(2t) , y(0) = 0.
ii) y ′′ + y ′ − 6y = 0, y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 1.
iii) y ′′ + 9𝑦 = 10𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦(0) = 0, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 0.
iv) 𝑦 ′′ − 6𝑦 ′ + 5𝑦 = 29cos (2𝑡), 𝑦(0) = 3.2, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 6.2.
v) 𝑦 ′′ + 7𝑦 ′ + 12𝑦 = 21𝑒 3𝑡 , 𝑦(0) = 3.5, 𝑦 ′ (0) = −10.
vi) 𝑦 ′′ + 3𝑦 ′ + 2.25𝑦 = 9𝑡 3 + 64, 𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 31.5.
vii) 𝑦 ′′ − 6𝑦 ′ + 8𝑦 = 𝑒 −𝑡 − 𝑒 −4𝑡 , 𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 4.
Q5) Solve the shifted data IVPs by the Laplace transform.
i) 𝑦 ′′ + 2𝑦 ′ + 5𝑦 = 50𝑡 − 100, 𝑦(2) = −4, 𝑦 ′ (2) = 14.
ii) 𝑦 ′′ + 3𝑦 ′ − 4𝑦 = 6𝑒 2𝑡−3 , 𝑦(1.5) = 4, 𝑦 ′ (1.5) = 5.
Q6) Find the Laplace transform of the following:
1 cos(𝑎𝑡)−cos (𝑏𝑡)
i) 𝑓 (𝑡 ) = (1 − 𝑒 𝑡 ) ii) 𝑓(𝑡 ) =
𝑡 𝑡
𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝑡) 𝑒 −𝑡 sin (𝑡)
iii) 𝑓 (𝑡 ) = iv) 𝑓 (𝑡 ) = .
𝑡 𝑡
Q7) Express the following functions in terms of unit step function and find the Laplace
transform
8, 𝑡<2 𝑡 − 1, 1< 𝑡<2
i) 𝑓(𝑡) = { . ii) 𝑓(𝑡) = {
6, 𝑡>2 3 − 𝑡, 2< 𝑡>3
sin(2𝑡) , 2𝜋 < 𝑡 < 4𝜋 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡, 0 < 𝑡 < 𝜋
iii) 𝑓(𝑡) = { . iv) 𝑓(𝑡) = { .
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑡, 𝑡>𝜋
Q8) find the Laplace transform of following functions:
i) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 𝑢(𝑡 − 3) ii) 𝑓(𝑡) = sin (𝑡)𝑢(𝑡 − 4)
𝑡 − 1, 𝑖𝑓 1 < 𝑡 < 2
iii) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 𝑡 𝑢(𝑡 − 1) iv) 𝑓(𝑡) = { .
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Q9) Find inverse Laplace transform of the following function:
𝑒 −2𝑠 4(1−𝑒 −𝜋𝑠 ) (1+𝑒 −2𝜋(𝑠+1))(𝑠+1)
i) 𝐹(𝑠) = 3
. ii) 𝐹(𝑠) = . iii) 𝐹(𝑠) = .
(𝑠−1) (𝑠 2 +4) ((𝑠+1)2 +1)
∞
Q10) a) Evaluate ∫0 𝑒 −3𝑡 𝛿(𝑡 − 4)𝑑𝑡 .
b) Find the Laplace transform of the following function:
i) 𝑓(𝑡) = cos (𝑡)log (𝑡)𝛿(𝑡 − 𝜋). ii) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 −4𝑡 𝛿(𝑡 − 3).
Q11) Find convolution
i) 1∗sin(wt). ii) 𝑒 −𝑡 ∗ 𝑒 𝑡 . iii) 𝑡 ∗ 𝑒 −𝑡 . iv) cos (𝑤𝑡) ∗ 1.
(in above problems w is constant).
Q12) Obtain the inverse Laplace transform by convolution.
𝑠2 1 1
i) 𝐹(𝑠) = . ii) 𝐹(𝑠) = . iii) 𝐹(𝑠) = .
(𝑠 2 +𝑎2 ) 2 (𝑠+1)(𝑠 2 +1) (𝑠 2 +1 )3
𝑒 −𝑎𝑠
iv) ) 𝐹(𝑠) = . (In above examples “a” is constant).
𝑠(𝑠−2)
