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Differential EquationsSuperchallengeLaplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution

Laplace II: Steps, Impulses & Convolution · Superchallenge problem

A damped oscillator obeys y′′+2y′+2y=δ(t)+A δ(t−T)y''+2y'+2y=\delta(t)+A\,\delta(t-T) with y(0−)=y′(0−)=0y(0^-)=y'(0^-)=0. For the smallest T>0T>0 for which some AA makes y≡0y\equiv0 for all t>Tt>T, find that AA.