NPTEL

Control Engineering
Assignment 2
Fill in Blanks Note: Write the symbol as well if answer is a negative number

1. Laplace transform of a delta function is : 1

5 6s 1
2. Given that L{x(t)} = X(s) = s + (2s2 +1) + s2 +10 , find lim x(t) using the Initial Value Theorem :
t→0
8
3. Find the final value of x(t) = 3u(t) + 4e−t applying the Final Value Theorem : 3

MCQs

Note: A question can have multiple answers

1. What is the advantage of transforming an Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) from time domain
to s-domain?
(a) ODE becomes algebraic equation
(b) Order of the ODE decreases
(c) Degree of the ODE decreases
(d) None of the above
2. What is the Laplace transform of t3 ?
6
(a) s3
3
(b) s3
3
(c) s4
6
(d) s4

3. What is the Laplace transform of eat − ebt ?

(a−b)
(a) (s−a)(s−b)
(b−a)
(b) (s+a)(s+b)
1
(c) (s−a)(s−b)
1
(d) (s+a)(s+b)

4. What is the Laplace transform of sin(4t)?

4
(a) (s2 +16)
s
(b) (s2 +16)
4
(c) (s2 +4)
s
(d) (s2 +4)

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 5. What is the Laplace transform of e2t cos(3t)?
s−2
(a) (s2 −4s+13)
s−2
(b) (s2 +9)
s+2
(c) (s+2)2 +9
s+2
(d) (s2 +9)

6. What is the Laplace transform of te−2t sin(t)?

2s+4
(a) (s2 +4s+5)
2s+4
(b) (s2 +4s+5)2
2s−2
(c) (s2 −4s+5)2
2s−2
(d) (s2 −4s+5)
s
7. What is the Laplace Inverse of (s+3)2 +9

(a) e−3t (cos(3t) − sin(3t))

(b) e−3t (cos(3t))
(c) e−3t (sin(3t))
(d) e−3t (sin(3t) − cos(3t))
s+2
8. What is the Laplace Inverse of (s+1)4
3
(a) e−t ( t6 )
2
t3
(b) e−t ( t2 + 6)
2
t3
(c) e−t ( t2 + 3)
2
(d) e−t ( t2 )
3s+7
9. What is the Laplace Inverse of (s2 −2s−3)

(a) 4e3t − e−t

(b) e3t − e−t
(c) 4e3t + e−t
(d) 4e−3t − et
10. Given y ′′ + 2y ′ + 5y = e−t sin(t); y(0) = 0; y ′ (0) = 1. After applying Laplace Transform, what would
be Y (s)?
s2 +2s+3
(a) Y (s) = (s2 +2s+5)(s2 +2s+2)
1
(b) Y (s) = (s2 +2s+5)(s2 +2s+2)
1
(c) Y (s) = (s2 +2s+5)(s2 +1)
s2 +2s+1
(d) Y (s) = (s2 +2s+5)(s2 +2s+1)

11. Find is the convolution of e−t with sin(t) applying the convolution theorem.
1 −t
(a) 2 (e − cos(t) + sin(t))
−t
(b) (e − cos(t) + sin(t))

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 Figure 1: Circuit 1

1 −t
(c) 2 (e + sin(t))
−t
(d) (e sin(t))
V0 (s)
12. For the system in Fig. 12, what is the transfer function Vi (s) given R1 = R2 = C1 = C2 = 1 unit ?

V0 (s) s
(a) Vi (s) = s2 +3s+1
V0 (s) 1
(b) Vi (s) = s2 +3s+1
V0 (s) s2
(c) Vi (s) = s2 +2s+1
V0 (s) s+1
(d) Vi (s) = s2 +2s+1

13. What are the poles of the system in Fig. 12?

(a) p1 = −2.61; p2 = −0.38
(b) p1 = −1; p2 = −1
(c) p1 = 0; p2 = −1
(d) p1 = −1; p2 = −2.6
14. What are the zeros of the system in Fig. 12?
(a) z1 = 0
(b) z1 = −1
(c) z1 = 0; z2 = 0
(d) No zeros exist
15. What is the DC gain of the system in Fig. 12? : 0
V0 (s)
16. For the system in Fig. 16, what is the transfer function Vi (s) ?
V0 (s) sL
(a) Vi (s) = s2 RLC+sL+R
V0 (s) sLR
(b) Vi (s) = s2 RLC+sLR+R
V0 (s) s2 L
(c) Vi (s) = s2 RLC+2sL+1
V0 (s) s
(d) Vi (s) = s2 RLC+sL+R

VC2 (s)
17. Find the transfer function Vi (s) for the network shown below.

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 Figure 2: Circuit 2

Figure 3: Circuit 3

VC2 (s) sC1

(a) Vi (s) = (sC1 +sC2 +s2 C1 C2 R2 )(1+sC1 R1 +s2 C1 L1 )−sC2
VC2 (s) 1
(b) Vi (s) = (sC1 +sC2 +s2 C1 C2 R2 )(1+sC1 R1 +s2 C1 L1 )−sC2
VC2 (s) sC1
(c) Vi (s) = (sC1 +sC2 +s2 C1 C2 R2 )(1+sC1 R1 +s2 C1 L1 )
VC2 (s) 1
(d) Vi (s) = (sC1 +sC2 +s2 C1 C2 R2 )(1+sC1 R1 +s2 C1 L1 )