The Laplace transform of the casual periodic square wave of period T shown in the figure below is

The solution of the differential equation $${{h\left( {t + 1} \right)} \over {h\left( t \right)}}\,\,\,\,\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{t^{ \to 2}}}} + {{2\,dy} \over {dt}} + y\, = \,0$$ with $$\,y\left( 0 \right)\, = \,y'\left( 0 \right)\, = \,1$$ is

Let x(t) = a s(t) +s(-t) with s(t) = $$\beta {e^{ - 4t}}u\left( t \right)$$, where u(t) is unit step function. If the bilateral Laplace transform of x(t) is $$$X\left( S \right)\, = {{16} \over {{S^2} - 16}} - 4 < {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left\{ s \right\} < 4;$$$

Then the value of β is ______.

A casual LTI system has zero initial conditions and impulse response h(t). Its input x(t) and output y(t) are related through the linear constant - coefficient differential equation $$${{{d^2}y\left( t \right)} \over {d{t^2}}} + \alpha {{dy\left( t \right)} \over {dt}} + {\alpha ^2}y\left( t \right) = x\left( t \right).$$$

Let another signal g(t) be defined as $$\left( t \right) = {\alpha ^2}\int_0^t {h\left( \tau \right)d\tau + {{dh\left( t \right)} \over {dt}} + \alpha h\left( t \right)} $$.

If G(s) is the Laplace transform of g(t), then the number of poles of G(s) is ______.