Question

(5) Find the Laplace transform of the following time functions: (a) f(t) = 20.5 + 10t + t 2 + δ(t), where δ(t) is the unit impulse function (b) f(t) = e −t + 4e −4t + te−3t

Answer 1

Answer

(a) $F(s) = \frac{20.5}{s} - \frac{10}{s^2} - \frac{2}{s^3}$

(b) $F(s) = \frac{-1}{s + 1} - \frac{4}{s + 4} - \frac{4}{9(s + 1)^2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) $f(t) = 20.5 + 10t + t^2 +$ δ(t)

where δ(t) = unit impulse function

The Laplace transform of function f(t) is given as:

$F(s) = \int\limits^a_0 f(s)e^{-st} \, dt$

where a = ∞

=>  $F(s) = \int\limits^a_0 {(20.5 + 10t + t^2 + d(t))e^{-st} \, dt$

where d(t) = δ(t)

=> $F(s) = \int\limits^a_0 {(20.5e^{-st} + 10te^{-st} + t^2e^{-st} + d(t)e^{-st}) \, dt$

Integrating, we have:

=> $F(s) = (20.5\frac{e^{-st}}{s} - 10\frac{(t + 1)e^{-st}}{s^2} - \frac{(st(st + 2) + 2)e^{-st}}{s^3} )\left \{ {{a} \atop {0}} \right.$

Inputting the boundary conditions t = a = ∞, t = 0:

$F(s) = \frac{20.5}{s} - \frac{10}{s^2} - \frac{2}{s^3}$

(b) $f(t) = e^{-t} + 4e^{-4t} + te^{-3t}$

The Laplace transform of function f(t) is given as:

$F(s) = \int\limits^a_0 (e^{-t} + 4e^{-4t} + te^{-3t} )e^{-st} \, dt$

$F(s) = \int\limits^a_0 (e^{-t}e^{-st} + 4e^{-4t}e^{-st} + te^{-3t}e^{-st} ) \, dt$

$F(s) = \int\limits^a_0 (e^{-t(1 + s)} + 4e^{-t(4 + s)} + te^{-t(3 + s)} ) \, dt$

Integrating, we have:

$F(s) = [\frac{-e^{-(s + 1)t}} {s + 1} - \frac{4e^{-(s + 4)}}{s + 4} - \frac{(3(s + 1)t + 1)e^{-3(s + 1)t})}{9(s + 1)^2}] \left \{ {{a} \atop {0}} \right.$

Inputting the boundary condition, t = a = ∞, t = 0:

$F(s) = \frac{-1}{s + 1} - \frac{4}{s + 4} - \frac{4}{9(s + 1)^2}$