L A PLACE

TRANSFORM &
INVERSE LAPLACE
TRANSFORM
Laplace Transform
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Definition : L { F (t) } = ‫׬‬0 e−kt F(t) dt = f(s)

The laplace transform shall be used to find particular

solution of a higher ODE.
Laplace Transform
L {ekt} = 1 / s-k (1)
L {a} = a / s (2)
L {tn} = n! / sn+1 (3)
L {sin kt} = k / (s2 + k2) (4)
L {cos kt} = s / (s2 + k2) (5)
L {sinh kt} = k / (s2 - k2) (6)
L {cosh kt} = s / (s2 - k2) (7)
Properties of Laplace transform

Linear Property

L { C1F1 (t) + C2F2 (t) + C3F3 (t) + … + CnFn (t) }

= C1 L {F1 (t)} + C2 L {F2 (t)} + … + Cn L { Fn (t) }

Properties of Laplace transform

Translation Property

If L { F (t) } = f (s) then L { e kt F(t) } = F (s-a)

Laplace transform exercises
1. L {1} = 1/s

2. L {e4t} = 1 / (s-4)

3. L {t5} = 5! / s6

4. L {sin 3t} = 3 / (s2 + 9)

5. L {cos 5t} = s / (s2 + 25)

Laplace transform exercises

6. L {4e-3t + 2e2t – 5/2 e-t} = 4/(s+3) + 2/(s-2) - 5/(2(s+1))

7. L { t4 –t2 + 4t - 3} = 24/s5 - 2/s3 + 4/s2 - 3/s

8. L {e4t t3 } = 3! / (s-4)4
9. L { e2tsin 3t} = 3 / ((s-2)2 +9)

10. L { 4e-2t cosh5t} = 4(s+2) / ((s+2)2 - 25)

INVERSE LAPLACE TRANSFORM
Inverse Laplace Transform (L-1)

If L { F (t) } = f (s)

L-1 { F (t) } = L-1 f (s)

F (t) = L-1f (s)

Inverse Laplace Transform exercises
Examples:

1. L-1 { 1 /(s-2)} = e2t

2. L-1 { 1 /(s + 4)} = e-4t

3. L-1 { 5 /(s-6) } = 5e6t

4. L-1 { 3! / s4} = t3
5. L-1 {2 / (s2 + 3 )} = 2sin 3 t

6. L-1 { (s-2) / ((s-2)2 + 25)} = e2t L-1 { s / (s2 +25)}

= e2t cos 5t

7. L-1 { 1 / (s-5)3 } = e5tt2 /2

8. L-1 { 3(s-5)/((s-5)2 + 64)} = 3e5t L-1 {s / (s2 + 64)}

= 3e5t cos 8t
9. L-1 { s / ((s+2)2 + 16)}

= L-1 { (s+2-2) / (s+2)2 +16}

= L-1 { (s+2) / ((s+2)2 +16)} + L-1 { -2 / ((s+2)2 +16)}

= e-2t cos 4t - 2/4 e-2t sin 4t

= e-2t (cos 4t -1/2 sin 4t)

10. L-1 { 1 / (s2 + 2s + 10) }

= L-1 { 1 / (s2 + 2s + 10 +1 – 1)}

= L-1 { 1 / (s2 +2s + 1) + (10-1) }

= e-t L-1 { 1 / s2 + 9}

= e-t/3 sin 3t