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Laplace Transforms · Superchallenge problem

An undamped oscillator is driven at resonance for exactly one period and then released: y′′+y=cos⁡ty'' + y = \cos t for 0≤t<2π0 \le t < 2\pi and y′′+y=0y'' + y = 0 for t≥2πt \ge 2\pi, with y(0)=y′(0)=0y(0) = y'(0) = 0. Writing the forcing as cos⁡t (1−u(t−2π))\cos t\,\big(1 - u(t - 2\pi)\big), use the Laplace transform to find y ⁣(5π2)y\!\left(\dfrac{5\pi}{2}\right).