Paper 4, Section II, B
Find the Laplace transforms of for a positive integer and where and is the Heaviside step function.
Consider a semi-infinite string which is initially at rest and is fixed at one end. The string can support wave-like motions, and for it is allowed to fall under gravity. Therefore the deflection from its initial location satisfies
with
where is a constant. Use Laplace transforms to find .
[The convolution theorem for Laplace transforms may be quoted without proof.]
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