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Differential EquationsSuperchallengeLaplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution

Laplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution · Superchallenge problem

A system with a one-second memory window obeys y′(t)=−∫max⁡(0, t−1)ty(τ) dτy'(t)=-\displaystyle\int_{\max(0,\,t-1)}^{t}y(\tau)\,d\tau with y(0)=1y(0)=1. Writing the right side as a convolution with the box u(t)−u(t−1)u(t)-u(t-1), use the Laplace transform to find y(2)y(2). Give an exact answer.