Module 3b
Module 3b
Module 3b
Further Properties of Inverse Laplace Transforms. Below are some properties that may be
helpful in evaluating the inverse Laplace transform.
Property 1: Let 𝐿{𝐹(𝑡)} = 𝑓(𝑠) and 𝑓(𝑠) has a term 𝑠 in the numerator.
Suppress 𝑠 in the numerator and get the inverse Laplace of the remaining term. After that,
differentiate the result with respect to 𝑡.
Property 2: Let 𝐿{𝐹(𝑡)} = 𝑓(𝑠) and 𝑓(𝑠) has a term 𝑠 in the denominator.
Suppress 𝑠 in the denominator and get the inverse Laplace of the remaining term. After that,
integrate the remaining term from 0 to 𝑡.
𝑠
1. 𝐿−1 {(𝑠+1)2}
𝑠 𝐴(𝑠+1)+𝐵
(𝑠+1)2
= (𝑠+1)2
(Get the numerator)
𝑠 = 𝐴𝑠 + 𝐴 + 𝐵
𝑠 𝐴 𝐵
(𝑠+1)2
= 𝑠+1 + (𝑠+1)2
1 −1
= 𝑠+1 + (𝑠+1)2
𝑠 1 −1
𝐿−1 {(𝑠+1)2} = 𝐿−1 {𝑠+1 + (𝑠+1)2}
1 1
= 𝐿−1 {𝑠+1} − 𝐿−1 {(𝑠+1)2}
1
𝐿−1 { } = 𝑒 −𝑡
𝑠+1
1 1
𝐿−1 {(𝑠+1)2 } = 𝐿−1 {𝑠2 } where 𝑎 = −1 , 𝑛 = 2
𝑠→𝑠−(−1)
𝑡 2−1
= 𝑒 −𝑡 ((2−1)! )
𝑡
= 𝑒 −𝑡 (1! )
= 𝑡𝑒 −𝑡
𝑠 1 1
𝐿−1 { } = 𝐿−1
{ } − 𝐿−1
{ }
(𝑠 + 1)2 𝑠+1 (𝑠 + 1)2
= 𝑒−𝑡 − 𝑡𝑒−𝑡
𝑠
Another Solution. Using Property 1 since 𝑓(𝑠) = (𝑠+1)2 has the term 𝑠 in
the numerator.
1
First, evaluate 𝐿−1 {(𝑠+1)2}. (Suppress 𝑠)
1 1
𝐿−1 {(𝑠+1)2} = 𝐿−1 {𝑠2 } where 𝑎 = −1 , 𝑛 = 2
𝑠→𝑠−(−1)
𝑡 2−1
= 𝑒 −𝑡 ((2−1)! )
𝑡
= 𝑒 −𝑡 (1! )
= 𝑡𝑒 −𝑡
1 𝐴(𝑠2 +1)+(𝐵𝑠+𝐶)𝑠
= (Get the numerator)
𝑠(𝑠2 +1) (𝑠+1)2
1 = 𝐴(𝑠2 + 1) + (𝐵𝑠 + 𝐶)𝑠
1 = 𝐴𝑠2 + 𝐴 + 𝐵𝑠2 + 𝐶𝑠
1 𝐴 𝐵𝑠+𝐶
=𝑠+
𝑠(𝑠2 +1) 𝑠2 +1
1 −𝑠
= 𝑠 + 𝑠2 +1
1 1 −𝑠
𝐿−1 {𝑠(𝑠2+1)} = 𝐿−1 {𝑠 + 𝑠2 +1}
1 𝑠
= 𝐿−1 {𝑠 } − 𝐿−1 {𝑠2 +1}
= 1 − cos 𝑡
1
Another Solution. Using Property 2 since 𝑓(𝑠) = 𝑠(𝑠2 +1) has the term 𝑠 in
the denominator.
1
First, evaluate 𝐿−1 {𝑠2 +1}. (Suppress 𝑠)
1
𝐿−1 {𝑠2 +1} = sin 𝑡