MATB143 Semester 1, 2014/2015

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
TEST 3
SEMESTER 1

2014 / 2015

PROGRAMME

: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

SUBJECT CODE

: MATB 143

SUBJECT

: Differential Equations

DATE

: September 2014

TIME

: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.

This paper contains SIX (6) questions in TWO (2) pages.

2.

Answer all questions.

3.

Write all answers in the answer booklet provided.

4.

Write the answer to each question on a new page.

5.

A formula sheet on basic derivatives and integrals is attached with this question paper.

6.

A table of Laplace transform is also provided.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS

COVER PAGE.
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Question 1 [16 marks]

Find the recurrence relation and the two linearly independent power series solutions about

x 0 for the given differential equation.

y y 0
(Write down only the first three non-zero terms for each power series solution).

Question 2 [10 marks]

(a)

Use the definition of the Laplace transform to find { f (t ) } where f (t ) t .

(Hint : { f (t ) } = e st f (t )dt )

[5 marks]

(b)

Use partial fractions to find the inverse Laplace transform of

F ( s)

s
( s 2)( s 3)( s 6)

[5 marks]

Question 3 [12 marks]

Evaluate the following:

(a)

{ sin t U (t ) t 3e2t }
2

[6 marks]

(Hint: sin( A B) sin A cos B cos A sin B )

(b)

1 2e2 s 3e3s

( s 4)

[6 marks]

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Question 4 [12 marks]

Use the convolution property f (t ) g (t ) f (t ) g (t ) to find

(a)

(b)

t
0

(t ) cos 2 d

[6 marks]

s ( s 4)

[6 marks]

Question 5 [15 marks]

Use the Laplace Transform to solve the following initial-value problem,

y 4 y 4 y (t 2) (t 4),

y(0) 0,

y(0) 0

Question 6 [15 marks]

Given a periodic function defined by

2t 3 , 0 t 3
f (t )
, and f (t 6) f (t ) for t 6
2 , 3 t 6
(a)

Write f (t ) in terms of unit step function for 0 t 6 .

[7 marks]

(b)

Find the Laplace transform for the periodic function, f (t ) .

[8 marks]

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Formulas for Derivatives and Integrals ( u f ( x) , v g ( x) , f and g are differentiable

functions)

Derivatives
1.

Power rule:

2.

Product rule:

3.

d
du
, n
(u n ) nu n1
dx
dx

d
dv
du
(uv) u
v
dx
dx
dx
du
dv
v
u
d u
dx
dx

Quotient rule:
dx v
v2

10.

d
du
cos u sin u
dx
dx

11.

d
du
tan u sec2 u
dx
dx

12.

d
du
cot u csc2 u
dx
dx
d
du
sec u sec u tan u
dx
dx

4.

Chain rule:

dy dy du
,

dx du dx

5.

d
(c) 0,
dx

c is any constant

6.

d u
du
(e ) e u
dx
dx

7.

d
du
,
(a u ) a u ln a
dx
dx

8.

d
1 du
ln u
dx
u dx

17.

9.

d
du
sin u cos u
dx
dx

18.

d
1
du
sec1 u
2
dx
u u 1 dx

u dv uv v du

10.

sec u tan u du sec u c

n 1

11.

csc u cot u du csc u c

y f (u)

13.
14.
15.

a0

16.

d
du
csc u csc u cot u
dx
dx
d
1
du
sin 1 u
2
dx
1 u dx

d
1 du
cos 1 u
dx
1 u 2 dx
d
1 du
tan 1 u
dx
1 u 2 dx

Integrals
1.

Integration by parts:

2.

n
u du

3.

u du ln u c

12.

tan u du ln cos u c ln sec u c

4.

du e u c

13.

cot u du ln sin u c

5.

du

14.

sec u du ln sec u tan u c

6.

sin u du cos u c

15.

csc u du ln csc u cot u c

7.

cos u du sin u c

16.

8.

sec

u du tan u c

17.

a2 u 2 du a tan

9.

csc

u du cot u c

18.

u n1
c,
n 1

au
c, a 0
ln a

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u
du sin 1 c
a
a2 u 2
1

1
u 2 a2

du

1 u

a c

1
u
sec1 c
a
a

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Table of Laplace Transforms

f (t )

f (t ) F (s)

1.

1
s

2.

1
s2

f (t )

f (t ) F (s)

14.

eat cosh kt

sa
( s a)2 k 2

15.

t sin kt

2ks
( s k 2 )2
2

n!
, n a positive integer
s n 1

16.

t cos kt

s2 k 2
( s 2 k 2 )2

3.

4.

sin kt

k
s k2

17.

t sinh kt

2ks
(s k 2 )2

5.

cos kt

s
2
s k2

18.

t cosh kt

s2 k 2
( s 2 k 2 )2

6.

e at

1
sa

19.

eat f (t )

F ( s a)

7.

sinh kt

k
2
s k2

20.

u(t a)

e as
s

8.

cosh kt

s
s k2

21.

f (t a) u(t a)

e as F (s)

9.

te at

1
( s a)2

22.

g (t ) u(t a)

e as {g (t a)}

10.

t n eat

s n F ( s ) s n 1 f (0)

n!
,
( s a) n 1

f ( n ) (t )

23.

n a positive integer

11.

eat sin kt

k
( s a)2 k 2

12.

eat cos kt

sa
( s a)2 k 2

13.

eat sinh kt

k
( s a)2 k 2

s n 2 f (0) ...
... f ( n 1) (0)

t n f (t )

24.

25.

26.

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t
0

f ( ) g (t )d

(t t0 )

(1)n

dn
F ( s)
ds n

F ( s)G( s)

e st0

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TEST 3 SOLUTION FORM

SUBJECT CODE: MATB 143

SEMESTER: 1, 2014/2015

EXAMINER(S): NAM, SB,NMN,ABM

No.
1

Solution
y y 0

Let: y cn x n is a solution of the equation, then

n 0

n 1

n2

y ncn x n 1 , y n( n 1)cn x n 2
Substitute into the given DE:

n2
+
n(n 1)cn x

c x

n2

n(n 1)c x
n2

n 0

n 0

let k n 2

k n

n k 2

nk

(k 2)(k 1)c

k 2

x ck x k = 0

(k 2)(k 1)c

k 2

k 0

cn x n 0

n2

k 0

k 0

ck x k 0

By comparing the coefficients on both sides of equation:

(k 2)(k 1)ck 2 ck 0
The recurrence relation is:
ck 2

ck
(k 2)(k 1)

, k 0,1, 2,3,...

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MATB143 Semester 1, 2014/2015

TEST 3 SOLUTION FORM

SUBJECT CODE: MATB 143

SEMESTER: 1, 2014/2015

EXAMINER(S): NAM, SB,NMN,ABM

No.
1

Solution
ck 2

ck
(k 2)(k 1)

, k 0,1, 2,3,...

Iteration:
c0
c
0
2(1)
2
c
c
k 1 c3 1 1
3(2)
6
c
c
c
k 2 c4 2 2 0
4(3)
12 24
c
c
c
k 3 c5 3 3 1
5(4)
20 120

k 0 c2

The power series solutions:

y cn x n
n 0

c0 c1 x c2 x 2 c3 x 3 c4 x 4 c5 x 5 ...
c0 2 c1 3 c0 4 c1 5
x x x
x ...
2
6
24
120
1
1
1 5
1

c0 1 x 2 x 4 ... c1 x x 3
x ...
24
6
120
2

c0 c1 x

The two linearly independent power series solutions are

1
1 4
y1 ( x) 1 x 2
x ...
2
24

1
1 5
y2 ( x) x x3
x ...
6
120

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MATB143 Semester 1, 2014/2015

TEST 3 SOLUTION FORM

SUBJECT CODE: MATB 143

SEMESTER: 1, 2014/2015

EXAMINER(S): NAM, SB,NMN,ABM

No.
2 (a)

Solution
By definition:

{ t } te st dt
0

t st 1 st
e
e dt
s0
s

t st
1 st
( e ) ( 2 e )
s
s
0
0

1
2
s
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2 (b)
s
A
B
C

( s 2)( s 3)( s 6) s 2 s 3 s 6
s A( s 3)( s 6) B ( s 2)( s 6) C ( s 2)( s 3)
s 3 : 3B 3 B 1
1
s 2 : 4A 2 A
2
1
s 6 : 12C 6 C
2

s
1

( s 2)( s 3)( s 6)
1
(1/ 2)
(1/ 2)
= 1

s 2 s 3 s 6

1
1
= e 2 t e 3t e 6 t
2
2

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MATB143 Semester 1, 2014/2015

TEST 3 SOLUTION FORM

SUBJECT CODE: MATB 143

SEMESTER: 1, 2014/2015

EXAMINER(S): NAM, SB,NMN,ABM

No.
3 (a)

Solution

Marks

{ sin t U (t ) t 3e2t }
2
=e

=e

=e

s
2

s
2

{ sin(t ) } + { t 3e2t }
2
{ cost } +

s
2

6
( s 2) 4

s
6
)+
( s 2) 4
s 1
2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

3 (b)

1 2e2 s 3e3s

( s 4)

1
1
= 1
-2
( s 4)

e2 s

( s 4)

1
+ 3

e3s

( s 4)

1
1
= e 4t 1 - 2 U (t 2) 1
s
( s 4)

t t 2

1
+ 3 U (t 3) 1
( s 4)

t t 3

= e 4t - 2U (t 2) e4(t 2) + 3 U (t 3) e4(t 3)

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TEST 3 SOLUTION FORM

SUBJECT CODE: MATB 143

SEMESTER: 1, 2014/2015

EXAMINER(S): NAM, SB,NMN,ABM

No.
4 (a)

Solution

t
0

(t ) cos 2 d

d
L t 0t (t ) cos 2 d
ds
d
L t cos 2t
ds
d
L t L cos 2t
ds
=
d 1
s
2 2
ds s s 4
d 1
3
ds s 4 s

(3s 2 4)
( s3 4s)2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4 (b)

2
1
1 2
= .

s ( s 4)
s ( s 4)

2 e 4 t
t

2 e 4 d
0

2 e 4
4
0
1
e 4t 1
2

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MATB143 Semester 1, 2014/2015

TEST 3 SOLUTION FORM

SUBJECT CODE: MATB 143

SEMESTER: 1, 2014/2015

EXAMINER(S): NAM, SB,NMN,ABM

No.
5

Solution

y 4 y 4 y (t 2) (t 4),

Marks

y(0) 0,

y(0) 0

y 4 y 4 y (t 2) (t 4)
s 2Y ( s ) sy(0) y(0) 4[ sY ( s ) y(0)] 4 Y ( s )
*

e2 s e4 s
( s 2 4s 4)Y ( s ) e2 s e4 s
*

( s 2)2 Y ( s ) e2 s e4 s
*

Y (s)

e2 s
( s 2)2

e4 s
( s 2)2

4 s
e2 s

1 e
y(t ) 1
+

2
2
( s 2)
( s 2)

1
y(t ) U (t 2) 1
2
( s 2) t t 2

1
2
( s 2) t t 4

+ U (t 4) 1

y(t ) (t 2) e2(t 2) U (t 2) + (t 4) e2(t 4) U (t 4)

*

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TEST 3 SOLUTION FORM

SUBJECT CODE: MATB 143

SEMESTER: 1, 2014/2015

EXAMINER(S): NAM, SB,NMN,ABM

No.
6 (a)

Solution
Given the periodic function defined by:

2t 3 , 0 t 3
f (t )
,
2 , 3 t 6

f (t 6) f (t ) for t 6 .

Write f (t ) in terms of unit step function for 0 t 6 .

Let h(t ) f (t ) for 0 t 6 with period T = 6
h(t ) ( 2t 3) 1 u(t 3) 2 u(t 3) u(t 6)
( 2t 3) ( 2t 3)u(t 3) 2u(t 3) 2u(t 6)
( 2t 3) ( 2t 5)u(t 3) 2u(t 6)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

6 (b)

Find the Laplace transform for the periodic function, f (t ) .

3
e3s L 2(t 3) 5 2e 6 s
s
s
2 3 3s

e L 2t 11 2e 6 s
2 s
s

L h(t )

2 11
3
e3s 2e6 s
s
s
s2 s
2

Therefore:
L f (t )

1
1 e6 s

L h(t )

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