MAE 281A
Nonlinear Systems
Prof. M. Krstic

Homework 3
Due: February 5, 2002



1. Khalil, Exercise 2.42.

2. Khalil, Exercise 2.46.

3. Using the comparison principle, show that if and are functions that satisfy

and if c>0, then

where denotes the norm defined as

Using Gronwall's lemma show that

Which of the two bounds is less conservative?