Consider the following initial value problem, in which an input of large amplitude and short duration has been idealized as a delta function.
y'' - 3y' = δ(t - 5),
y(0) = 8, y'(0) = 0.
a. Find the Laplace transform of the solution.
Y(s) = L{y(t)} =
b. Obtain the solution y(t).
y(t) =
c. Express the solution as a piecewise-defined function and think about what happens to the graph of the solution at t = 5.
y(t) = { if 0 ≤ t < 5, if 5 ≤ t < ∞.