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Differential EquationsChallengeLaplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution

Laplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution · Challenge problem

A tank at rest obeys y′+y=u(t)−u(t−T)y'+y=u(t)-u(t-T), y(0)=0y(0)=0: a unit inflow runs from t=0t=0 to t=Tt=T and is then shut off. There is exactly one T>0T>0 with y(2T)=14y(2T)=\dfrac14. Find it.