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The Laplace Transform of the function \( f(t) = \mathrm{H}(t - 4) \sin(3(t - 4)) e^{6t} \) is derived using the Heaviside function and manipulation of exponential terms. The final result is \( F(s) = e^{24 - 4s} \frac{3}{(s - 6)^2 + 9} \). This transformation incorporates the Heaviside function, which shifts the sine and exponential components, and applies the properties of the Laplace Transform effectively. The calculations confirm the correctness of the transformation process.

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Find $\displaystyle \begin{align*} F\left( s \right) \end{align*}$ if $\displaystyle \begin{align*} f\left( t \right) = \mathrm{H}\,\left( t - 4 \right) \, \sin{ \left[ 3\,\left( t - 4 \right) \right] } \, \mathrm{e}^{6\,t} \end{align*}$

As the Heaviside function is a function of t - 4, that means all other terms must also be functions of t - 4. The sine function is, but the exponential isn't. However with a little manipulation, we get

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} f\left( t\right) &= \mathrm{H}\,\left( t - 4 \right) \,\sin{ \left[ 3\,\left( t - 4 \right) \right] } \,\mathrm{e}^{6\,\left( t - 4 \right) + 24} \\ &= \mathrm{H}\,\left( t - 4 \right) \,\sin{ \left[ 3\,\left( t - 4 \right) \right] } \,\mathrm{e}^{6\,\left( t - 4 \right) } \,\mathrm{e}^{24} \\ \\ F\left( s \right) &= \mathcal{L}\,\left\{ \mathrm{H}\,\left( t - 4 \right) \,\sin{ \left[ 3\,\left( t - 4 \right) \right] } \,\mathrm{e}^{6\,\left( t - 4 \right) } \,\mathrm{e}^{24} \right\} \\ &= \mathrm{e}^{24}\,\mathcal{L}\,\left\{ \mathrm{H}\,\left( t - 4 \right) \,\sin{ \left[ 3\,\left( t - 4 \right) \right] } \,\mathrm{e}^{6\,\left( t - 4 \right) } \right\} \\ &= \mathrm{e}^{24}\,\mathrm{e}^{-4\,s}\,\mathcal{L}\,\left\{ \sin{ \left( 3\,t \right) } \,\mathrm{e}^{6\,t} \right\} \\ &= \mathrm{e}^{24 - 4\,s}\,\mathcal{L}\,\left\{ \sin{ \left( 3\,t \right) } \right\} _{s \to s - 6} \\ &= \mathrm{e}^{24 - 4\,s} \,\left[ \frac{3}{s^2 + 3^2} \right] _{s \to s - 6} \\ &= \mathrm{e}^{24 - 4\,s} \, \left[ \frac{3}{\left( s - 6 \right) ^2 + 9} \right] \end{align*}$
 
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