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Laplace Transforms · Superchallenge problem

A first-order filter y′+y=f(t)y' + y = f(t) is driven by the square wave of period 22 with f(t)=1f(t) = 1 for 0≤t<10 \le t < 1 and f(t)=0f(t) = 0 for 1≤t<21 \le t < 2, repeated. Using the Laplace transform, find the initial value y(0)y(0) for which the solution is itself periodic with period 22.