Exercises for Module-III (Transform Calculus)
1) Discuss the piecewise continuity of the following functions:
a)
( ) 1 , 2
f t 2 t
=t ≠
− b)
2
2 , 1
1 , 1
( )
t t
t t
f t
≤
+ >
=
c)
1 , 0
0, 0
( )
e t t t
t
f t
− − ≠
=
=
d)
sin 1, 0 0, 0
( ) t t t
t
f t
≠
=
=
2) Show that the function f t( )=t et2sin
( )
et2 possesses a Laplace transform.3) Find Laplace transform of the following functions:
a)
cos , 2 0 e−t t t >
b)
0, 0 t<2 , 2
( )
eat t
f t
≤
≥
=
c)
( ) sin , 0
f t = t t > d) f t( )=t H t( −a), t>0
4) Find the inverse Laplace transform of the following functions:
a) F s( )=
(
s2+s6+s3+13)
2 b) F s( )=(
s−14) (
s2+s5+2)
c)
2
( ) 2
e s
F s s
−π
= − d)
( ) ( )
2 2 2 2
2 3
( )
1 1
F s s
s s
= +
+ +
5) Solve the following initial value problems for 𝑡𝑡> 0 using Laplace transform method:
a) d y22 1; (0) '(0) 0
y y y
dt + = = =
b) d y22 dy
(
1 ( 1) ; (0))
1, '(0) 1H t y y
dt + dt = − − = = −
c) 22
cos , 0 0,
( ); (0) '(0) 0; where ( )
t t
t
d y y f t y y f t
dt
π π
≤ ≤
>
+ = = = =
6) Solve the following boundary value problems using Laplace transform methods:
a) 22 sin , (0) 1, ,
2
d y y t y y
dt
π π
+ = = =
b) 22 9 , (0) 1, ' 1
3
d y t y y
dt
λ π
+ = = = −
7) Solve the following differential equations using Laplace transform method:
a) d y22 dy 1; (0) 0
t y
dt − dt = − =
b) d y22 ( 1)dy 2 t; (0) 0
t t y e y
dt dt
+ + + = − =
8) Solve the following integral equations using Laplace transform method:
a)
0
( ) sin 2 ( ) cos( ) d
t
y t = t+
∫
y u t−u ub)
( )
0
( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) d ; 0 1 dy t t
y t y u u t y
dt + +
∫
= =9) With the application of Laplace transform, solve the Heat equation 2u2 u; 0, 0
x t
x t
∂ =∂ > >
∂ ∂ subject to the conditions ( , 0 ) 0, 0
u x + = x>
(0, ) ( ), 0 u t = f t t>
lim ( , ) 0
x u x t
→∞ =
10) Using Laplace transform solve the wave equation 22y 2y2 ; 0 1, 0
x t
t x
∂ = ∂ < < >
∂ ∂
with the initial and boundary conditions ( , 0 ) sin , 0 1
y x + = πx < <x , y xt( , 0 )+ =0, 0< <x 1 (0, ) 0, 0,
y t = t> y(1, )t =0, t>0
11) Expand f x( )=e−x, 0< <x 2π in a Fourier series.
12) Find the half range sine series of the function f x( )=x2, 0< <x π 13) Determine the Fourier integral representation of the function
sin ,
0, and
( ) .
x x
x x
f x
π π
π π
− < <
<− >
=
14) Let the function f x( ) is given as
1 , 0 1
0, 1
( ) .
x x
x
f x
− < <
< <∞
=
Determine the Fourier sine integral of f x( ) and find the value of
( )
2
0
( sin ) sin
2 d .
α α α
α α
∞ −
∫
15) Find the Fourier sine transform of f t( )=te−t, t≥0.
16) Determine the Fourier cosine transform for f t( )=e−tcos , t t≥0and show that
2 4 0
2 ( 2) cos
cos d , 0
4
t t
e t α α α t
π α
− ∞ +
= ≥
∫
+ .17) Find Fourier transform of 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) =𝑡𝑡exp(−𝑎𝑎|𝑡𝑡|).
18) Find 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) if 2 2
( ) 1 .
Fs α π
α α +
=
19) Solve the heat equation u 2u2, 0
k x
t x
∂ ∂
= < < ∞
∂ ∂ subject to the conditions ( , 0) x;
u x =e− ux(0, )t =0, t>0, uand uxboth tend to zero asx→ ∞. 20) Solve the following Laplace equation 2u2 2u2 0; 0
x y y
∂ +∂ = >
∂ ∂ subject to the
conditions uxand u →0as x2+y2 → ∞ and
1, 1 0, 1
( , 0)
x x
u x
≤
>
=
.
Answers/Hints:
1)
a) Function is not piecewise continuous since
lim2 ( )
t f t
→ ± do not exists.
b) Function is continuous everywhere.
c) Function has a jump discontinuity at t=0 and hence the function is piecewise continuous.
d) Function is continuous everywhere.
2)
Definition of Laplace transform and integration by parts give
{ }
2( )
2{ ( )
2}
0
( ) sin d 1 cos(1) cos
2
st t t t
L f t e te e t sL e
∞ −
=
∫
= − Note that L
{
cos( )
et2}
exists because cos( )
et2 is continuous and is of exponential order.Hence L f t
{ }
( ) exists.3)
a)
{ } ( )
( ) ( { ) } ( ) ( )
2 2
2
2 2
1 2 2 3
cos 1 1 4 1 2 5
t s s s
L e t
s s s
s s
− = + + = + +
+ + +
+ + +
b) f t( ) e H tat
(
2)
ea t( )2e H t2a(
2)
e 2(s a) 1s a
− − −
= − = − =
− c)
{
( )}
1 1 0 sin d(
1 1)(
2 1)
s st
s s
L f t e t t e
e e s
π π
π π
− −
− −
= = +
−
∫
− +d)
{ }
2 2[ ]
( ) 1 1
as as
as e e
L f t e a as
s s s
− −
= − + = +
4)
a) L−1
(
s2 s6s313)
2 L−1(
s s3)
23 4 2 e−3tL−1(
s2 s4)
2 14te−3tsin 2t
+ +
= = =
+ + +
+ +
b) 1 3 1 2
3 3
t t t
e + te − e−
c) 1 ( ) sinh
{
2( ) }
2 H t−π t−π
d) 3 5 3 1 1
cos sin sin
2 4 2 4 4
t t
e− + te− − t+ t− t t
5)
a) y t( )= −1 cost
b) y= − +t 1 2e−t−H t
(
−1) (
t− +2 e− +t 1)
c) 1 sin
( )( ) (
sin)
y= 2t t+H t−π t−π t−π
6)
a) 1
cos cos sin
y= − 2t t+ t+π t
b) cos 3 4sin 3
9 9
y= +t t+ t
7)
a) y= +t ct2 b) y=te−t
8)
a) y t( )=tet
b) ( ) 1 2 5 2
2 2
t t
y t = − e− + e−
9)
2 3
0
( , ) exp ( ) d
4( )
2 ( )
t x x
u x t f u u
t u t u
π
=
∫
− − − 10)
( , ) sin cos y x t = πx πt
11)
1 2 1 1 1 1 2
( ) cos cos 2 ... sin sin 2 ...
2 2 5 2 5
f x e x x x x
π
π
− − + + + + + +
12)
4 2 4
( ) 2 sin sin 2 sin 3 sin 4 ...
3 9 2
f x π x π x π x π x
π π
− − + − − −
]
13)
2 0
2 sin sin 1 d
απ αx α
π α
∞
∫
− 14)2 0
2 sin
( ) sin d
f x α α αx α
π α
∞ −
∫
and the value is
4 π .
15)
2 2
2 2
(1 )
α π +α 16)
2 4
2 2
(4 )
α
π α
+ + 17)
2 2 2
2 2
( )
ia a
α
π +α
18)
f(t) = exp (−t) 19)
2
2
2 1
( , ) cos d
1
k t
u x t e α αx α
π α
∞ −
−∞
=
∫
+20)
1 1 1 1
( , ) y tan x tan x
u x y
x y y
− −
− +
= +