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Differential EquationsChallengeLaplace Transforms

Laplace Transforms · Challenge problem

A mass on a spring, initially at rest at equilibrium, feels a constant unit force that switches on at t=πt = \pi: y′′+y=u(t−π)y'' + y = u(t - \pi), y(0)=y′(0)=0y(0) = y'(0) = 0. Use the Laplace transform to find y(2π)y(2\pi).