SOLVING A SECOND ORDER

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
USING LAPLACE TRANSFORM
RAFER, IAN GABRIEL L.
BSME 2-2
SOLVING A SECOND ORDER
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION USING
LAPLACE TRANSFORM

The given differential

equation:

Let’s find y(t):

 SOLVING A SECOND ORDER
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION USING
LAPLACE TRANSFORM

Let’s take the Laplace Transform of the

differential equation using the “derivative property,

Then, lets put the initial conditions,

After that, solve for the output of Y(s),

 SOLVING A SECOND ORDER
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION USING
LAPLACE TRANSFORM

After getting the result from the Laplace Transform Tables, if the not in the tables, you'll need to use the
Inverse Laplace Transform.

In this case, we can't factor the denominator into real factors but by completing the square we can rewrite
the denominator

Then, matching this with the "generic decaying oscillatory" form we get B=0, C=2, a=1, ω0=3. We then use
the table to determine the solution