Formula Sheet - Laplace Tranform

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1. Definition of Laplace transform of f (t): L {f (t)} = e−st f (t) dt .
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This definition will not be provided during the quizzes/final exam.
C
2. L {C} = for any constant C
s
n!
3. L {tn } = for n = 1, 2, 3 · · ·
sn+1
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4. L eat =

for any constant a
s−a
k
5. L {sin (kt)} = for any constant k
s2
+ k2
s
6. L {cos (kt)} = 2 for any constant k
s + k2
k
7. L {sinh (kt)} = for any constant k
s2
− k2
s
8. L {cosh (kt)} = 2 for any constant k
s − k2
9. L {f 0 (t)} = sF (s) − f (0)
10. L {f 00 (t)} = s2 F (s) − sf (0) − f 0 (0)
11. L {f 000 (t)} = s3 F (s) − s2 f (0) − sf 0 (0) − f 00 (0)
12. L f (n) (t) = sn F (s) − sn−1 f (0) − sn−2 f 0 (0) − · · · − f (n−1) (0)


13. First Translation Theorem: L eat f (t) = F (s)|s→s−a where F (s) = L {f (t)}



0 if 0 ≤ t < a
14. Unit Step Function: U (t − a) =
1 if t ≥ a

g(t) if 0 ≤ t < a
15. f (t) = ⇒ f (t) = g(t) − g(t) U (t − a) + h(t) U (t − a)
h(t) if t ≥ a
This formula will not be provided during quiz/examination.

 g(t) if 0 ≤ t < a
16. f (t) = h(t) if a ≤ t < b
j(t) if t ≥ b


⇒ f (t) = g(t) − g(t) U (t − a) + h(t) U (t − a) − h(t) U (t − b) + j(t) U (t − b)

This formula will not be provided during quiz/examination.

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17. Second Translation Theorem (version 1): L {f (t − a) U (t − a)} = e−as L {f (t)}
This formula is easier to apply for finding inverse-Laplace transform.

18. Second Translation Theorem (version 2): L {f (t) U (t − a)} = e−as L {f (t + a)}
This formula is easier to apply for finding Laplace transform.
e−as
19. L {U (t − a)} =
s
dn
20. L {tn f (t)} = (−1)n F (s) where F (s) = L {f (t)}
dsn
Zt
21. Definition of convolution: f (t) ∗ g(t) = f (τ )g(t − τ ) dτ
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22. f (t) ∗ g(t) = g(t) ∗ f (t)

23. L {f (t) ∗ g(t)} = L {f (t)} · L {g(t)}

 t 
Z  F (s)
24. L f (τ ) dτ =
  s
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25. Let f (t + T ) = f (t) for all t ≥ 0 be periodic with period T > 0. Then

ZT
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L {f (t)} = e−st f (t) dt
1 − e−sT
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