Chapter 8: Q10P (page 448)
Use the convolution integral to find the inverse transforms of:
Short Answer
The inverse transform of given equation is .
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Chapter 8: Q10P (page 448)
Use the convolution integral to find the inverse transforms of:
The inverse transform of given equation is .
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Question: The differential equation of a hanging chain supported at its ends is
. Solve the equation to find the shape of the chain.
The natural period of an undamped system is, but with a damping force proportional to the velocity, the period becomes. Find the differential equation of motion of the system and its solution.
(a)Consider a light beam travelling downward into the ocean. As the beam progresses, it is partially absorbed and its intensity decreases. The rate at which the intensity is decreasing with depth at any point is proportional to the intensity at that depth. The proportionality constant is called the linear absorption coefficient. Show that if the intensity at the surface is , the intensity at a distance s below the surface is . The linear absorption coefficient for water is of the order of (the exact value depending on the wavelength of the light and the impurities in the water). For this value of μ, find the intensity as a fraction of the surface intensity at a depth of 1 ft, ft,
ft,
mile. When the intensity of a light beam has been reduced to half its surface intensity , the distance the light has penetrated into the absorbing substance is called the half-value thickness of the substance. Find the half-value thickness in terms of . Find the half-value thickness for water for the value of given above.
(b) Note that the differential equation and its solution in this problem are mathematically the same as those in Example 1, although the physical problem and the terminology are different. In discussing radioactive decay, we call the decay constant, and we define the half-life T of a radioactive substance as the time when (compare half-value thickness). Find the relation between and T.
A block of wood is floating in water; it is depressed slightly and then released to oscillate up and down. Assume that the top and bottom of the block are parallel planes which remain horizontal during the oscillations and that the sides of the block are vertical. Show that the period of the motion (neglecting friction) is , where is the vertical height of the part of the block under water when it is floating at rest. Hint: Recall that the buoyant force is equal to the weight of displaced water.
Verify L28 in the table by using L27 and the convolution integral.
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