Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
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Chapter 10 - The Laplace Transform and Some Elementary Applications - 10.8 Impulsive Driving Terms: The Dirac Delta Function - Problems - Page 710: 3

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Work Step by Step

Taking the Laplace transform of both sides of the given differential equation and imposing the initial conditions yields: $s(Y)-Y(0)+4Y=3e^{-s}\\ s(Y)(s+4)-2=3e^{-s}$ which implies that: $Y(s)=\frac{3e^{-s}}{s+4}+\frac{2}{s+4}$ Taking the inverse Laplace transform of both sides gives $y(t)=L^{-1}\{\frac{3e^{-s}}{s+4}\}+L^{-1}\{\frac{2}{s+4}\}$ Since $L^{-1}\{\frac{e^{-s}}{s+4}\}=u_1(t)e^{-4(t-1)}$ we finally obtain $y(t)=3u_1(t)e^{-4(t-1)}+2e^{-4t}$
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