INVERSE LAPLACE TRANSFORMS

INVERSE LAPLACE TRANSFORMS

In the application of the Laplace transform to equations we are not able
to determine an unknown function f (t) directly; rather, we are able to
solve for the Laplace transform F(s) of f (t); but from that knowledge we
ascertain f by computing the inverse of the Laplace transform of F(s):

Given the following Laplace transform:

we can find a function f (t) such that its Laplace transform is F(s).
In evaluating inverse transforms, it often happens that a function of s under
consideration does not match exactly the form of a Laplace transform F(s)
given in a table.

Thus, it may be necessary to “fix up” the function of s by multiplying

and dividing by an appropriate constant.
we identify k2 = 7,
we identify k2 = 7,
we identify k2 = 7,
The inverse Laplace transform is also a linear transform; that is, for
constants a and b :
Termwise Division and Linearity

The following example illustrates the use of termwise division and the
linearity property:
We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:
We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:
We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:
We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:
We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:

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We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:
We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:

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We first rewrite the given function of s as two expressions by means of
termwise division:
Partial Fractions: Distinct Linear Factors

The following example illustrates partial fraction decomposition in the case

when the denominator of F(s) is factorable into distinct linear factors.