Did my professor do this laplace-inverse wrong?

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The discussion centers around a potential error in a Laplace transform problem presented by a professor. The user believes that the coefficient in front of the term e-2t should be 1 instead of 2, indicating a discrepancy with the solutions manual. This highlights the importance of verifying coefficients in Laplace transforms for accurate results.

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Hey, I get a different answer than the solutions manual. Did my prof do this laplace transform wrong?
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Basically I think the 2 in-front of e^-2t should be a 1 instead.

thanks for help :)
 

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looks like an extra 2 to me!
 

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