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Definition
Let then f(t) is defined as the inverse Laplace transform of and is
denoted by Thus .
Linearity Property
Let and and and be any two constants,
Then
1 Sin at
,s0
s a2
2
a
1 Sin h at
,s a
s a2
2
a
s
,s a Cos h at
s a2
2
1 tn
n 1
,s0
s n!
n = 0, 1, 2, 3, . . .
1 tn
n1
,s0
s n 1
n -1, -2, -3, …..
1 sb 2s 5 4s 9
(i ) (ii) 2 (iii) 2
2s 5 s a 2
4s 25 9 s 2
Solution:
1 1 1 1 1 2
5t
(i) L1 L e
2s 5 2 s 5 2
2
sb s 1 b
(ii) L1 2 2
L1 2 2
b L1 2 2
cos at sin at
s a s a s a a
5 s 9
2 4 L1 2
2 s 5 4 s 8 2 s
(iii) L1 2 2
L1
4s 25 9 s 4 s 2 25 s 9
2
4
1 5t 5t 3
cos sin 4cos h3t sin h3t
2 2 2 2
If , then
Examples:
3s 1
1. Evaluate : L1 4
.
( s 1)
Solution:
3s 1 -1 1 1 1 1
L-1 3L 3
2 L1 4
s 1 s 1 s 1
4
1 1
3e t L1 3 2e t L1 4
s s
Using the formula
1 1 tn
L { n1 } and taking n 2 and 3, we get
s n!
3e t t 2 e t t 3
.
2 3
s2
2. Evaluate : L-1 2 .
s -2s 5
s 1 1
et L-1 2 3e L 2
t
s 4 s 4
3 t
et cos 2t e sin 2t
2
2s 1
3. Evaluate : L1 2 .
s 3s 1
Solution:
Given 2L -1
s 3 1
1
2 L
s 32
1
L
1
2
2
s 2 5 4
3 s 3 5
2
2
4
2
s 32 5
4
3t 3t 1
s 1
2e 2 L1 2 e 2 L 2 5
s 4
5 s 4
3t
5 2 5
2e 2
cos h t sin h t .
2 5 2
2s 2 5s 4
1
4. Evaluate : L 3 2 .
s s 2s
Solution:
2 s 2 5s 4 2 s 2 5s 4 2 s 2 5s 4 A B C
2
We have
s s 2s s s s 2 ss 2s 1 s s 2 s 1
3 2
-------- (1)
2
Then 2s +5s-4 = A(s+2) (s-1) + B s (s-1) + Cs (s+2)
5. Use the method of partial fractions to find the time signals corresponding to the Laplace
transform function
Consider
4s 5 A B C
s 1 s 2 s 1 s 1 s 2
2 2
For for
Comparing the coefficients of s2 to get so that .
Using these values in (1) to get
4s 5 1 3 3
s 1 s 2 s 1 s 1 s 2
2 2
Hence
4s 5 t 1 1 t 1 1 2t 1 1
L1 e L 2 3e L 3e L
s 1 s 2 s s s
2
s3
1
5. Evaluate : L 4 4
.
s a
Solution:
s3 A B Cs D
Let 4 2 (1)
s a 4
s a s a s a2
Hence, –
For for s = -a, B = ¼, comparing the constant terms to get
D =a, (A-B) = 0,
Comparing the coefficients of to get and so
Using these values in (1),
s3 1 1 1 1 s
s a
4 4
4 s a s a 2 s a2
2
Solution:
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s s 1 2s
2 2
Consider,
s s 1 s s 1 s s 1 2 s s 1 s s 1
4 2 2 2
1 s2 s 1 s2 s 1 1
2
1
2
1
2 s s 1 s s 1 2 s s 1
2 2
s s 1
1 1 1
3
2 s1 2 3
2
4
s 12
2
4
Therefore
1
1 2 1 1
t t
s
1
L 4 e L e 2L
1
s s 1 2 s2 3 s 2 3
2
4 4
3 3
1 2t
sin t
t sin t
e 2 e 2 2
2 3 3
2 2
2 3 t
sin t sin h
3 2 2
If then [ ]
In general, [ ]
Examples
s a
1. Evaluate L1 log .
s b
sa
Let F(s) log log s a log s b
sb
1 1
Then F s
d
ds s a s b
d
L1 F s e at e bt
ds
e bt e at
Or t f t e bt e at . Thus f t .
b
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2. Evaluate L1 tan 1 a .
s
a
Let F(s) tan 1
s
a d
Then F s 2 or L1 F s sin at
d
2
so that
ds s a ds
or t f t sin at , f t
sin at
.
a
Inverse transform of
F s F s
t t
Since L f t dt , we have L1 f t dt
0
s s 0
Examples
1
1. Evaluate L1 2
2
s s a
.
Solution:
Let F s so that f(t) L1 F s
1 sin at
s a 2
2
a
F s 1 cos at
t
1 sin at
Then L1 L1 dt
s s a
2
2
s 0 a a2
L 1
1
2. .
s 2 s a 2
1
L 1 te at
s a
2
t at
L 1
1
e
2
t dt
ss a
0
1 e at 1 at
1
2
a
1 t
Now L-1
1 at 1 at dt
2 1 e
s s a
2 2
a 0
1
= at 1 e at 2 e at 1 .
a3
This expression is called the convolution theorem for inverse Laplace transform.
Examples:
Solution:
1 s sin at
Let F(s) , G (s) 2 , then f(t) , g(t) cos at
s a
2 2
s a 2
a
By convolution theorem,
t 1
sin at u cos au du
s
L-1 2
s 2 a 2 0 a
1 sin at sin at 2au
t
du,
a0 2
cosat 2au t sin at
t
1
u sin at 2a .
2a 2a 0
s
L1
(3)
s 1 s 1
2 .
Solution:
1 s
Let F(s) , G(s) 2
s 1 s 1
Then
t
e t sin t cos t 1 et sin t cos t
e 1
2 2
Exercise:
1 4s 5
3. L1 2
. 6. L1 .
s a 2
2
s 1 s 2
2
Answers:
1 1 1
(ii) ( 2 cos 3t 3 sin 3t 2e 2t ) (iii) ( sin at at cos at ) (iv) ( cos bt cos at )
13 2a 3 a b2
2
1
(v) ( e 2t (t 1) t 1)
4
The following are the expressions for the derivatives derived earlier.
L[f (t)] s L f(t) - f(0)
L[f (t) s 2 L f(t) - s f(0) - f (0)
L [f (t) s 3 L f(t) - s 2 f(0) - s f (0) - f (0)
Examples
e t e 3t cos t 2 sin t .
1 1 1
8 40 10
2. Employ Laplace Transform method to solve the integral equation.
t
f(t) l f u sin t u du
0
Solution:
d2x dx
3. A particle is moving along a path satisfying, the equation 2
6 25 x 0 where
dt dt
x denotes the displaceme nt of the particle at time t. If the initial position of the particle is at x 20
and the initial speed is 10, find the displaceme nt of the particle at any time t using Laplace transforms.
Solution:
Lx(t) s 2 6s 25 20 s 130 0 or Lx(t)
20 s 130
s 2 6 s 25
so that
20 s 130 1 20s 3 70
x(t) L1 L
s 3 16 s 3 16
2 2
s3 1
20 L1 70 L1
s 3 16
2
s 32 16
3t e 3t sin 4t
20 e cos 4t 35 .
2
4. A voltage Ee -at is applied at t 0 to a circuit of inductance L and resistance R. Show that the
E at
Rt
current at any time t is e e L
.
R - aL
Solution:
The circuit is an LR circuit. The differential equation with respect to the circuit is
di
L Ri E (t )
dt
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Here, L denotes the inductance, i denotes current at any time t and E(t) denotes the E.M.F.
It is given that E(t) = E e-at. With this, we have
Thus, we have
di
L Ri Ee at or Li' (t ) R i (t ) Ee at
dt
Taking Laplace transformon both sides to get
LL i' (t) RL i(t) E L e at
5. Mass spring damper system can be modeled using Newton’s and Hooke’s law. The differential
d2x dx
equation representing this system is 2
6 25 x 4 sin t with initial conditions
dt dt
x(0) x'(0) 0 .
Solution:
Lx(t) s 2 6s 25 2 4ω
s ω 2
or Lx(t) 2
4ω
(s ω )(s2 6s 25)
2
4
195 195
7 sin 2t 4 cos 2t 2 e3t ( 8 cos 4t sin 4t ) .
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Exercise:
Employ Laplace transform method to solve the following initial value problems.
(i) y 5 y 6 y e 2t , y(0) y(0) 1
(ii) y 2 y y 2 y 0, y(0) 1, y(0) 2 y(0)
(iii) y 2 y 5 y e t sin t , y(0) 0, y(0) 1.
Answers:
1 2 t 5 t 1
(i) 3e 2t 2e 3t te 2t (ii) e e e t (iii) e t (sin t sin 2t )
3 3 3
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