Find Laplace transform of (t−2)^2 u_2

Amira Serrano

Amira Serrano

Answered question

2022-10-30

Problem is
f ( t ) = { 0 t < 2 ( t 2 ) 2 t 2
f(t) as a step function
f ( t ) = ( t 2 ) 2 u 2 ( t )
Using that
L { f ( t ) u c ( t ) } = e c s L { f ( t + c ) }
L { f ( t ) } should be
e 2 s L { f ( t + c ) } = e 2 s 2 s 3
but the answer is
e s 2 s 3
I can't figure out why the answer does not include the 2 in the exponent.

Answer & Explanation

wespee0

wespee0

Beginner2022-10-31Added 15 answers

Just, work out the problem from scratch
0 f ( t ) e s t d t = 0 ( t 2 ) 2 u 2 ( t ) e s t d t = 2 ( t 2 ) 2 e s t d t
= 0 u 2 e s ( u + 2 ) d u = e 2 s 2 ! s 3 ,
which matches your answer.

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