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    Undergrad What does eigenvalues and eigenvectors mean?

    I have no trouble calculating eigenvalues but I have a hard time understanding how to use them. I know that you can somehow calculate a bridge's self-frequency with eigenvalues but I don't know how. What I am after is, what do eigenvectors and eigenvectors mean physically or in other ways? I...
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    Inverse Laplacetransform, can't find fitting formula

    I don't have hyperbolicus functions in my transformtable, is there any other way?
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    Inverse Laplacetransform, can't find fitting formula

    Homework Statement Inverse Laplacetransform (3s+7)/(s^2+2s-2) Homework Equations (3s+7)/(s^2+2s-2) The Attempt at a Solution Split into 3s/(s^2+2s-2) and 7/(s^2+2s-2). I can't find a fitting transformpair(I use tables/formulas).