MATH 241 EXERCISES 3

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s 1
Q1: a) L{t cos t} =? b) L{e−2t sin(4t)} =? c) L{t4 et } =? d) L−1 { } =? e) L−1 =?
s2 + 2s + 5 (s2 + 1)2
Questions 2-18: Use Laplace transform to solve the given IVP
Q2: y ′′ − 5y ′ + 6y = 2et , y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 1. Q3: y ′′ + 4y = 5 cos(3t), y(0) = 1, y ′ (0) = 1.
Q4: y ′′ + 4y = 5u3 (t), y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 0. {
′′ ′ t if 0 ≤ t < 1
Q5: y + y = g(t), y(0) = 1, y (0) = 0 where g(t) = .
0 if 1 ≤ t
′′ ′ ′
Q6: y + y − 2y = te , y(0) = 1, y (0) = 0.
t

5 5
Q7: y ′′ + 2y ′ + y = cos t, y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 1. Q8: y ′′ − y ′ + y = , y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 0.
4 4
Q9: y ′′ + 4y ′ + 13y = u4 (t), y(0) = 1, y ′ (0) = 1.
x
Q10: y ′′ − y = g(t), y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 2 where g(t) is the function whose graph is x = g(t)
[ ]
Q11: y ′′ − y = et + u2 (t) · 2 − (t − 2)2 , y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 0 3

Q12: y ′′ − 3y ′ + 2y = u3 (t) · sin(2t − 6), y(0) = 1, y ′ (0) = 1

Q13: y ′′ + 2y ′ + 2y = δ(t − π), y(0) = 1, y ′ (0) = 0. 6 t

Q14: y ′′ − y ′ − 2y = δ(t − 6) · e3t , y(0) = y ′ (0) = 0.

Q15: y ′′ + 4y ′ + 4y = (t2 + 1) · δ(t − 1), y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 1.
∫t ∫t
′′ ′ ′
Q16: y + 4y = (t − z) · e dz, y(0) = y (0) = 0. Q17: y + y − y(z) · sin(t − z) dz = − sin t,
3z
y(0) = 1.
0 0
∫t
Q18: y ′ − 2y + y(z) dz = et , y(0) = 0.
0
Q19: Find the series solution for (1 − x2 )y ′′ − 6xy ′ − 4y = 0 about x = 0.
Q20: Find the series solution for (4x2 + 8x + 5)y ′′ − 8y = 0 about x = −1.
Q21: For the general solution of the differential equation y ′′ − (1 + x)y = 0 as a power series about x = 0, find the first 4
non-zero terms in each of the solutions y1 and y2 (unless the series terminate sooner).
Q22: Show that x = 0 is a regular singular point for the equation (2x2 + 2x)y ′′ + (3x + 3)y ′ − y = 0 and then find a series
solution for the equation about x = 0 corresponding to the smaller exponent at the singularity.
Q23: Show that x = 0 is a regular singular point for the equation xy ′′ + y = 0 and then find a series solution for the equation
about x = 0 corresponding to the larger exponent at the singularity.
Q24: Find a series solution for (x − 1)y ′′ + y ′ − y = 0 about x = 1.

Answers
s −1
2
4 4! 1 1
1. a) b) c) d) e−t cos(2t) − e−t sin(2t) e) (sin t − t cos t) 2. y = et − 3e2t + 2e3t
(s2 + 1)2 2
(s + 2) + 16 (s − 1) 5 2 2
1 5
3. y = − cos(3t)+2 cos(2t)+ sin(2t) 4. y = u3 (t) (1 − cos[2(t − 3)]) 5. y = cos t+t−sin t−u1 (t) [t − sin(t − 1) − cos(t − 1)]
2 4
8 −2t 19 t 1 t 1 2 t 1 1 1
6. y = e + e − te + t e 7. y = sin t + te−t 8. y = 1 − et/2 cos t + et/2 sin t
27 27 9 6 ( 2 2 2 )
−2t −2t u4 (t) −2(t−4) 2 −2(t−4)
9. y = e cos(3t) + e sin(3t) + 1−e cos[3(t − 4)] − e sin[3(t − 4)]
13 3
5 5 1 1[ ] −1 t 1 t 1 −t
10. y = et − e−t − t + u6 (t) 2(t − 6) − et−6 + e−(t−6) 11. y = e + te + e + u2 (t)(t − 2)2
4 4 2 4 4 2 4
1 [ ]
t
12. y = e + u3 (t) −8e t−3
+ 5e 2(t−3)
+ 3 cos[2(t − 3)] − sin[2(t − 3)] 13. y = e cos t + e−t sin t + uπ (t) e−(t−π) sin(t − π)
−t
20
e18 [ ] 1 1 1 3t 1 3
14. y = u6 (t) e2(t−6) − e−(t−6) 15. y = te−2t +2u1 (t) e−2(t−1) (t−1) 16. y = − − t+ e + cos(2t)+ sin(2t)
3 (√ ) (√ ) ( ) 36
∞
12 117 52
∞
104
3 1 3 t2 ∑ ∑ 2k + 3 2k+1
17. y = e−t/2 cos t − √ e−t/2 sin t 18. y = et t + 19. y = a0 (k + 1)x2k + a1 x
2 3 2 2 3
k=0 k=0
∑∞
(−1)k+1 4k
20. y = a0 (1 + 4(x + 1)2 ) + a1 (x + 1)2k+1
(2k − 1)(2k + 1)
( k=0 ) ( )
1 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 5
21. y = a0 1 + x + x + x + ... + a1 x + x + x + x + ...
2 6 24 ( 6 ) 12 120
∑ ∞ ∑∞
−1/2 (−1)n 1
22. y = x (1 + x) 23. y = x 1 + x n
24. y = 1 + (x − 1)n
n=1
n! · (n + 1)! n=1
(n!)2