UE21MA141B- ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
UNIT 3- LAPLACE TRANSFORMS
CLASS WORK PROBLEMS
1 Laplace transforms, Applications, Advantages and
sufficient conditions for Existence of Laplace
transform
2-3 Laplace transform of standard functions
General properties of Laplace transforms:
4-5 Linearity, change of scale, First shift theorem,
Laplace transform of derivatives, Laplace transform
of integrals, Multiplication by 𝑡 𝑛 and Division by t.
6-7 Problems based on the properties of Laplace
transforms.
8 Laplace transform of periodic function: Statement
and problems.
9 Laplace transform of Unit step function
10 Second shifting property
11 Laplace transform of unit impulse function
1. Discuss the existence of the Laplace transform for the following
functions.
2 1
a) 𝑒 𝑡 b) , 𝑡 ∈ (−1,1)/{0}
𝑡2
2. Find the Laplace transform of the following piecewise continuous
function,
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡, 0 ≤ 𝑡 < 2𝜋
{
0 𝑡 ≥ 2𝜋
3 −4𝑡
3. Find L{𝑡 + 2 + 2𝑒 + 5 𝑠𝑖𝑛6𝑡}
4. Find L{ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡}
5. Find L{ 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 2𝑡}
6. Find L{𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑎𝑡 + 𝑏)}
7. Find L{𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ2 2𝑡 + 5 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ2𝑡}
3 3 3⁄
8. Find L{3 √𝑡 − − 2𝑡 2}
√𝑡
𝑠 2 −𝑠+1
9. If 𝐿{𝑓(𝑡)} = , find 𝐿{𝑓(2𝑡)}
(2𝑠+1)2 (𝑠−1)
10.Find L{𝑒 −3𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛4𝑡}
11.Find L{𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑡}
12.Find L{𝑡 2 𝑒 𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛4𝑡}
13.Find L{𝑡 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡}
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡
14.Find L{ }
𝑡
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡
15.Find L{ }
𝑡2
𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑢 1 1
16.Prove that L{∫0 𝑑𝑢} = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 ( )
𝑢 𝑠 𝑠
∞ 𝑐𝑜𝑠6𝑡 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑡
17.Using Laplace transform evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑡.
𝑡
∞
18.Evaluate ∫0 𝑡 3 𝑒 −𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑡.
𝑐𝑜𝑠 √𝑡
19.Find L{𝑠𝑖𝑛√𝑡}. 𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐿{ }.
√𝑡
𝒂
20.Find 𝑳[𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒕] given that 𝑳[𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕] =
𝒔𝟐 +𝒂𝟐
𝒂𝟐
21.If 𝑳[𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕] = , find 𝑳[𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒂𝒕] using Laplace transform of
𝒔𝟐 +𝒂𝟐
derivatives.
𝒂
22.Find 𝑳[𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒕 ] assuming 𝑳[𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕 ] =
𝒂𝟐 +𝒔𝟐
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 ∞ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝜋
23.Find 𝐿{ } and hence, show that ∫0 𝑡 = 2 .
𝑡
24.Find 𝐿[sin2 𝜔𝑡]
Problems on Laplace transform of Periodic function, Unit- Step and
Unit- Impulse function
1.
2. Find the Laplace transform of the saw tooth wave
0 , 0 ≤ 𝑡 < 3,
3. Find the Laplace transform of {
sin 𝑡, 𝑡≥𝜋
4. Find the Laplace transform of the periodic function
𝒕
𝒇(𝒕) = , 𝟎 < 𝑡 < 3.
𝟑
5. Evaluate 𝐿{𝑡 2 𝑢(𝑡 − 3)}
6. Evaluate 𝐿{𝑡 𝑢(𝑡 − 1) + 𝑡 2 𝛿(𝑡 − 1)}
7. Evaluate 𝐿{ 𝑒 −3𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠 5𝑡 𝛿(𝑡 + 𝜋)}
8. Obtain the Laplace transform of 𝐿[𝑓(𝑡 − 𝑎)𝐻(𝑡 − 𝑎)] where 𝐻(𝑡) is
the unit step function.
Express the following in terms of Unit step function and hence find its
Laplace transform
𝑡 − 1 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 1 < 𝑡 < 2
1. 𝑓(𝑡) = {
3 − 𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 2 < 𝑡 < 3
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡, 0 < 𝑡 < 𝜋
2. 𝑓(𝑡) = {𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡, 𝜋 < 𝑡 < 2𝜋
𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑡, 𝑡 > 2𝜋
2 + 𝑡, 0 < 𝑡 < 1
3. 𝑓(𝑡) = { 𝑡
𝑒 , 𝑡>1
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