MATH 217-040 SPRING 2016: ASSIGNMENT #3

EASIER(E): 38 POINTS;

MODERATE(M): 49 POINTS;

DIFFICULT(D): 13 POINTS

DUE: THURSDAY JUNE 9, 2016 AT 8:00 AM

(1) (4 pts each) Solve these non-linear diff eqs: (a) (E) xy 00 = y 0 (b) (D) y 2 y 00 = y 0
(2) A mass 20 kg stretches a spring 0.8 m. The mass is initially released from
rest at a point 0.5 m below the equilibrium position.
(a) (E, 3 pts) Determine the equation of this free undamped motion.
(b) (M, 3 pts) If there is a damping force imposed that is equal to twenty
times the instantaneous velocity, then...
(i) classify as overdamped, critically damped, or underdamped.
(ii) what is the equation of this free damped motion?
(c) (M, 4 pts) If in addition to (b) their is a driving force of f (t) = 49t + 1
then what is the equation of this driven motion?
(3) (M, 4 pts) An LRC series circuit has L = 0.25 H, R = 26 , C = 0.01 F, and
E(t) = 48e4t + 10 V. Find the charge q(t) if q(0) = 0.6 and q 0 (0) = 0?
(4) (3 pts each) Use the transform table to determine the
4
(a) (E) L { t6 }
(e) (E) L {(t 3)2 U (t 3)}
(b) (E) L {e3t cos 2t} (f) (E) L 1 { ss+2
2 1 }
2
s2 +s+1
(c) (M) L {cos t}
(g) (E) L 1 { (s1)(s2)(s3)
}
(d) (M) L {t2 et sin t}

following
4
}
(h) (M) L 1 { s2 +2s+5
3
1
3s
(i) (M) L { (s2)2 e }
(j) (M) L 1 { (s+1)(ss1
2 2s+2) }

0t<1
1,
(5) (M, 4 pts) Use the definition to calculate the transform of f (t) = 2t 3, 1 t < 2

cos t, t 2
Z
t1 et dt
(6) The Gamma function (for > 1) is the integral () =
0

(a) (D, 4 pts) Use the definition of () to show that ( + 1) = ().

( + 1)
(b) (M, 4 pts) Using a clever substitution, show that L {t } =
.
s+1
1
(c) (E, 6 pts) Use (a), (b) and ( 2 ) = 1/2 to compute L {t1/2 } and L {t3/2 }.
(7) (5 pts each) Solve the following diff/integral eqs using the Laplace transform.
(a) (E) y 00 + 2y 0 3y = et ; y(0) = 1 and y 0 (0) = 1
0
(b) (E) y 00 + 4y = (t
( 1); y(0) = 2 and y (0) = 0
2t2 , 0 t < 1
(c) (M) y 0 2y =
; y(0) = 1
4t, t 1
(d) (M) y 00 +R4y 0 + 5y = 4 cos 2t; y(0) = 1 and y 0 (0) = 2

(e) (M) y + 0 y(t ) sin d = 1

(f) (D) y 00 y 0 2y = 92 t2 et ; y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 1
(8) (Bonus, 4 pts) Show that L { sin(at)
} = arctan( as ).
t