ENGR201 Laplace deck example, solving a second order ODETutorialOld spec ENGR2012:212 min

ENGR201 (old spec) Laplace transforms deck, Laplace transforms of differential equations example (page 24)

Solve, using Laplace transforms, d2ydt2+6dydt+8y=2,y(0)=y′(0)=0\frac{d^2y}{dt^2} + 6\frac{dy}{dt} + 8y = 2, \qquad y(0) = y'(0) = 0

Formulas you may need
  • L[y′]=sY−y(0)\mathcal{L}[y'] = sY - y(0), L[y′′]=s2Y−sy(0)−y′(0)\mathcal{L}[y''] = s^2Y - sy(0) - y'(0); constant c→c/sc \to c/s; e−at↔1s+ae^{-at} \leftrightarrow \dfrac{1}{s + a} (learn this)
  1. (a)
    Find Y(s)Y(s).
  2. (b)
    Find y(t)y(t) by partial fractions, and give y(1)y(1) and the final value.