Help show that Laplace transform exists

bengaltiger14
Messages
135
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement



Show that f(t)=e^(5t) sin(t) satisfies the condition for the LaPlace transform to exist

I can solve the Laplace and get 2/((s-5)^2 + 4)

How do I show that the conditions exist? If it is solvable using the table, shouldn't that be enough?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
You must show that the improper integral defining the Laplace transform of the function exists. Recall that you define the value of an improper integral as the limit of a regular definite integral as the limit of integration approaches the singular value (in this case the upper limit of integration approaching infinity).
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
Back
Top