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Laplace Transforms · Challenge problem

A spring is struck by a unit hammer blow: y′′+4y=δ ⁣(t−π4)y'' + 4y = \delta\!\left(t - \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right), y(0)=1y(0) = 1, y′(0)=0y'(0) = 0. Use the Laplace transform to find y(π)y(\pi).