Finding the Laplace Transform of a Piecewise Function

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Homework Statement



Find the Laplace Transform of:

f(t) = {0, t < 5
t2 - 10t + 31, t\geq5

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The Attempt at a Solution



The answer I got was:

F(s) = e-5s (2/s3 + 6/s)

Is this correct?
 
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Yes. It's right. You didn't really NEED help, did you?
 
I just wanted to make sure it was correct. My book wasn't very clear on how to do the problem, so I wasn't sure. Thanks for confirming my answer. I really appreciate it.
 

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