The characteristic equation is \(1 + {\rm{G}}\left( {\rm{s}} \right){\rm{H}}\left( {\rm{s}} \right) = 0\)
\(\begin{array}{l}
\Rightarrow 1 + \frac{{\rm{k}}}{{{\rm{s}}\left( {{\rm{s}} + 1} \right)\left( {{\rm{s}} + 3} \right)}} = 0\\
\Rightarrow {{\rm{s}}^3} + 4{{\rm{s}}^2} + 3{\rm{s}} + {\rm{k}} = 0
\end{array}\)
Solving the Routh’s table,
\({{\rm{s}}^3}\)
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1
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3
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\({{\rm{s}}^2}\)
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4
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k
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\({{\rm{s}}^1}\)
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\(\frac{{12 - {\rm{k}}}}{4}\)
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\({{\rm{s}}^0}\)
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k
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For finding imaginary axis poles, we set \(\frac{{12 - {\rm{k}}}}{4} = 0\)
Thus,
\({\rm{k}} = 12\)