Exercise · ZW-UNIT-STEP-FUNCTION-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate
What is \(\mathcal L\{u_1(t)-u_3(t)\}\)?
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- C. \(\dfrac{e^{-s}-e^{-3s}}{s}\)
Explanation
By linearity, \(\dfrac{e^{-s}}{s}-\dfrac{e^{-3s}}{s}\). The pulse is positive, and \(e^{-s}>e^{-3s}\) for \(s>0\).
Review the concept: Unit step function
The unit step function \(u_c(t)\), with \(c\ge0\), equals 0 while \(t<c\) and equals 1 from \(t=c\) on; it is a switch that turns on at time \(c\).
\[u_c(t)=\begin{cases}0,&t
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