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Homework Statement
What is the Laplace transform of f(t) = t^2 - 18 for 0 < t < 3 and f(t) = (t-3)^2 for t>3?
Homework Equations
Laplace Transforms
3. Work
Using Heaviside/step function, made equation into:
f(t) = t^2 - 18 + u(t-3)( (t-3)^2 - (t^2-18) )
Then, using Laplace transforms, found:
L{f(t)} = ( 2 / s^3 ) - ( 18 / s ) + e^(-3s)*L{27-6t}
I know that I have to put t in the L{27-6t} into either t-3 or t+3, but not sure which.
I went under the assumption that it t+3 would substitute for the t, so applying Laplace transforms I found:
L{27-6t} = L{27-6(t+3)} = L{27-6t-18} = L{9-6t} = 9/s - 6/s^2
Leaving me with the final answer:
L{f(t)} = 2/s^3 - 18/s + e^-3s*(9/s - 6/s^2)
...any chance this is close to right?
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