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General Instructions for Midterm Exam 1

ME 328 Midterm Exam 1 [Total 30 points]
12:00pm–13:15pm, Tuesday, 09/17/2024

• You are allowed to access lecture materials (including HW solutions and basic calculus formula sheet) available on
Canvas and also to use your own notes. Any other sources are not allowed – For example, information search on the
internet (via Google), use of other textbooks, other person’s help, and so on are not allowed. If found, it will be dealt
by the course policy on academic misconduct.

• Show all work (in enough detail) on the solution submitted for full credits. You may use your calculator, if necessary,
for simple arithmetic calculations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) without any evidence
submission. Use of Laplace transforms should be based only on the theorems and formulas listed on pages 2 and 3.

• Zero Credit Overall:

→ Any evidence of cheating will result in a zero score for all colluding individuals, which will be reported to the
university.
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• General Scoring Criteria:

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50% deduction per question.
→ About 25% partial credit will be considered per question for correct equations but wrong answer.
→ About 50% partial credit will be considered per question for correct approach but wrong calculations that lead to
wrong answer.

* Note: If you intentionally miss any of exams (or any exam score gets zero), no passing grade will apply regardless
of other exam / HW credits.
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Laplace Transforms – Summary of Theorems

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Essential Formulas – LT pairs for typical functions

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Review Problems

Set 1. Which one of the following is correct? Select all that apply and briefly explain why.
𝜋
𝜋 1 2𝑠 3
(1) 𝐿 [sin(𝑡 + 𝜋) ⋅ 𝑢 (𝑡 − )] = −𝑒 − 2 𝑠 ⋅ (2) 𝐿[2𝑡 ⋅ sin 𝑡] = − (𝑠2 (3) 𝐿[1 ∗ sin 3𝑡] =
2 𝑠 2 +1 +1)2 𝑠(𝑠 2 +9)
𝜋 𝑠 2𝑠 2 −1 1
(4) 𝐿 [sin (𝑡 + ) ⋅ 𝑢(𝑡 − 𝜋)] = 𝑒 − 𝜋𝑠 ⋅ (5) 𝐿[𝑡 ⋅ cos 𝑡] = (𝑠2 (6) 𝐿[𝑡 ∗ cos 2𝑡] =
2 𝑠 2 +1 +1)2 𝑠(𝑠 2 +4)
𝜋 1 2𝑠 6
(7) 𝐿 [cos (𝑡 − ) ⋅ 𝑢(𝑡 − 𝜋)] = 𝑒 − 𝜋𝑠 ⋅ 2 (8) 𝐿[𝑡 ⋅ sinh 𝑡] = (𝑠 −1)2
2 (9) 𝐿[𝑡 2 ∗ sin 3𝑡] =
2 𝑠 +1 𝑠 3 (𝑠 2 +9)
2𝑠−1 8 3
(A) 𝐿−1 [𝑠2+2𝑠+10] = 2𝑒 −𝑡 (cos 3𝑡 − sin 3𝑡) (B) 𝐿−1 [𝑠(𝑠2 −4)] = 2 (cosh 2𝑡 − 1) (C) 𝐿−1 [(𝑠−ln 3)2+1] = 3𝑡+1 sin 𝑡
2𝑠 2 2 (𝑠−ln 2)
(D) 𝐿−1 [𝑠2−2𝑠+5] = 2𝑒 𝑡 (cos 2𝑡 + sin 2𝑡) (E) 𝐿−1 [𝑠(𝑠2−2)] = cosh √2𝑡 − 1 (F) 𝐿−1 [(𝑠−ln 2)2+4] = 2𝑡 cos 2𝑡
2𝑠 25 2
(G) 𝐿−1 [𝑠2−4𝑠+5] = 2𝑒 2𝑡 (cos 𝑡 + 2 sin 𝑡) (H) 𝐿−1 [𝑠(𝑠2−25)] = cosh 5𝑡 − 1 (I) 𝐿−1 [(𝑠+ln 2 ] = 2−(𝑡−1) sin 2𝑡
2) +4

Set 2. Determine whether the following statement is true or not and

(2) 𝑓(𝑡)
explain why briefly. 1
𝑠−1
(1) 𝐿−1 [ ] = 𝑒 −2𝑡 (cosh 𝑡 − 2 sinh 𝑡)
𝑠 2 +4𝑠+3
𝜋
𝑠 1
(2) 𝐿[𝑓(𝑡)] = −𝑒 − 2 𝑠 + 𝑒 − 𝜋𝑠 where 𝑓(𝑡) is depicted
𝑠 2 +1 𝑠 2 +1
on the right. (4)0 𝑓(𝑡) 𝜋 3𝜋 𝑡
1 𝜋
−1 𝑠−1 −𝑡 (cosh 2 2
(3) 𝐿 [ ]=𝑒 2𝑡 − 2 sinh 2𝑡)
𝑠 2 +2𝑠−3
𝜋
− 𝑠 𝑠 1
(4) 𝐿[𝑓(𝑡)] = 𝑒 2 + 𝑒 − 𝜋𝑠 where 𝑓(𝑡) is depicted on
𝑠 2 +1 𝑠 2 +1
the right. 0 𝜋 3𝜋
𝜋 𝑡
2𝑠
(5) 𝐿−1
[ ]=𝑒 −𝑡 (cosh
2𝑡 + sinh 2𝑡) 2 2
𝑠 2 +2𝑠−3
𝜋
𝑠 1 (6) 𝑓(𝑡)
(6) 𝐿[𝑓(𝑡)] = −𝑒 − 2 𝑠 + 𝑒 − 𝜋𝑠 where 𝑓(𝑡) is depicted on 0 𝑡
𝑠 2 +1 𝑠 2 +1
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
the right.
2 2
-1

Set 3. By utilizing Laplace transforms, solve the following initial value problem where the prime means
differentiation with ‘t’: Let 𝐿[𝑦(𝑡)] = 𝑌(𝑠).
(1) 𝑦 ′′ + 4𝑦 = 4𝑢(𝑡 − 𝜋), 𝑦(0) = 𝑦′(0) = 0
(2) 𝑦 ′ − 2𝑦 = 5 cos 𝑡 ⋅ 𝑢(𝑡 − 𝜋), 𝑦(0) = 0
(3) 𝑦 ′′ + 2𝑦 ′ + 2𝑦 = 2𝛿(𝑡 − 2), 𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 ′ (0) = −1
1
(4) 𝑦 ′′ − 𝑦 = 0, 𝑦(0) = 12, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 0
4
(5) 𝑦 ′′ − 4𝑦 ′ + 4𝑦 = 0, 𝑦(0) = 8.1, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 3.9
(6) 𝑦 ′′ + 0.04𝑦 = 0.02𝑡 2 , 𝑦(0) = −25, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 0
(7) 𝑦 ′ + 2𝑦 = 10 cos 𝑡 , 𝑦(0) = 1
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Solutions for Review Problems

Set 1 (1) – (3)

Set 1 (4) – (6)

Set 1 (7) – (9)

Set 1 (A) – (C)

Set 1 (D) – (F)

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Set 1 (G) – (I)

Set 2 (1) False:

Set 2 (2) False:

Set 2 (3) False:

Set 2 (4) True:

Set 2 (5) False:

Set 2 (6) False:

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Set 3 (1)

Set 3 (2)

Set 3 (3)
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Set 3 (4)

Set 3 (5)

Set 3 (6)

Set 3 (7)
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Practice Test Set 1

Part A Find the Laplace or inverse Laplace transforms of the following.

𝜋
(1) 𝐿 [cos(𝑡 + 𝜋) ⋅ 𝑢 (𝑡 − )] (2) 𝐿[𝑡 ⋅ cosh 𝑡]
2
𝑠−2
(3) 𝐿[𝑒 −𝑡 ∗ cosh 𝑡] (4) 𝐿−1 [𝑠2+4𝑠+5]
1
(5) 𝐿−1 [𝑠(𝑠2 +1)]

Part B An initial value problem 𝑥̇ + 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑡), 𝑥(0) = 0 is to be solved by Laplace transforms.

(1) When 𝑓(𝑡) is depicted in the following, show that its Laplace transform can be obtained as
2 2
𝐹(𝑠) = 2 − 𝑒 −2𝜋𝑠 2 .
𝑠 +1 𝑠 +1
𝑓(𝑡)
2
2 sin 𝑡

0 𝜋 2𝜋 3𝜋 𝑡

-2

(2) Show that the Laplace transform of the solution as 𝐿[𝑥(𝑡)] = 𝑋(𝑠) can be obtained as
2 2
𝑋(𝑠) = 2
− 𝑒 −2𝜋𝑠 .
(𝑠 + 1)(𝑠 + 1) (𝑠 + 1)(𝑠 2 + 1)
(3) Finally, show that the solution can be written as
𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑒 −𝑡 − cos 𝑡 + sin 𝑡 − (𝑒 −𝑡+2𝜋 − cos 𝑡 + sin 𝑡) ⋅ 𝑢(𝑡 − 2𝜋).
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Solution for Practice Set 1

Part A
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(1) cos(𝑡 + 𝜋) ⋅ 𝑢 (𝑡 − ) = cos (𝑡 − + ) ⋅ 𝑢 (𝑡 − ) = sin (𝑡 − ) ⋅ 𝑢 (𝑡 − )
2 2 2 2 2 2
𝜋 𝜋 1
⇒ 𝐿 [cos(𝑡 + 𝜋) ⋅ 𝑢 (𝑡 − )] = 𝑒 −2𝑠 2
2 𝑠 +1
𝑑 𝑠 𝑠 2 −1−2𝑠 2 𝑠 2 +1
(2) 𝐿[𝑡 ⋅ cosh 𝑡] = − ( )=− = (𝑠2
𝑑𝑠 𝑠 2 −1 (𝑠 2 −1)2 −1)2
1 𝑠 𝑠
(3) 𝐿[𝑒 −𝑡 ∗ cosh 𝑡] = 𝐿[𝑒 −𝑡 ] ⋅ 𝐿[cosh 𝑡] = = (𝑠−1)(𝑠+1)2
𝑠+1 𝑠 2 −1
𝑠−2 𝑠+2 4
(4) 𝐿−1 [ ] = 𝐿−1 [(𝑠+2)2 − (𝑠+2)2 ] = 𝑒 −2𝑡 (cos 𝑡 − 4 sin 𝑡)
𝑠 2 +4𝑠+5 +1 +1
1 𝑡
(5) 𝐿−1 [ 2 ] = ∫0 sin 𝜏 𝑑𝜏 = [− cos 𝜏]𝑡0 = 1 − cos 𝑡
𝑠(𝑠 +1)

Part B
(1)

(2)

(3)
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Practice Test Set 2

Part A. Evaluate the following. For the inverse Laplace transform in (A-4)–(A-6), use any methods other than
the partial-fraction expansion.
3𝜋
(A-1) 𝐿 [cos 2𝑡 ⋅ 𝑢 (𝑡 − )] (A-2) 𝐿[𝑡 2 cos 𝑡] (A-3) 𝑒 −𝑡 ∗ cosh 𝑡
2

𝑠−3 2(𝑠−2) 2
(A-4) 𝐿−1 [𝑠2 +3𝑠+4.5] (A-5) 𝐿−1 [(𝑠2−4𝑠+8)2] (A-6) 𝐿−1 [𝑠 (𝑠2 +2𝑠+2)]

Part B. An initial value problem 𝑦′ + 2𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑡), 𝑦(0) = 0 is to be solved by Laplace transforms.

(B-1) When 𝑓(𝑡) is depicted in the following, show that its Laplace transform can be obtained as
𝑓(𝑡) 4 −𝑠 )
4𝑒 −𝑠
𝐹(𝑠) = 𝐿[𝑓(𝑡)] = (1 − 𝑒 −
𝑠2 𝑠
4

0 1 2 𝑡

(B-2) Show that the Laplace transform of the solution, 𝑌(𝑠) = 𝐿[𝑦(𝑡)], can be obtained as
4 4(𝑠 + 1)
𝑌(𝑠) = 2 − 𝑒 −𝑠 2 .
𝑠 (𝑠 + 2) 𝑠 (𝑠 + 2)

(B-3) Finally, obtain the solution 𝑦(𝑡).

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Solution for Practice Set 2

Part A
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Part B