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Differential EquationsSuperchallengeLaplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution

Laplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution · Superchallenge problem

A damped oscillator at rest is kicked with a unit impulse every π\pi seconds: y′′+2y′+2y=∑k=0∞δ(t−kπ)y''+2y'+2y=\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\delta(t-k\pi), y(0−)=y′(0−)=0y(0^-)=y'(0^-)=0. Find lim⁡n→∞y ⁣(nπ+π2)\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}y\!\left(n\pi+\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right).