How to solve this problem using laplace transform?

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Homework Statement


The differential equation given:
y''-y'-2y=4t2

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


I used the laplace transform table to construct this equation,and then I did partial fraction for finding the inverse laplace transform.But I'm now stuck at finding the inverse laplace transform of 1/s^3 and 1/s^2...

And the attached photo is the attempted solution.
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haha1234 said:

Homework Statement


The differential equation given:
y''-y'-2y=4t2

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


I used the laplace transform table to construct this equation,and then I did partial fraction for finding the inverse laplace transform.But I'm now stuck at finding the inverse laplace transform of 1/s^3 and 1/s^2...

And the attached photo is the attempted solution.
https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/92000
I didn't verify your work, but here is a table of Laplace transforms - http://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/ee102/laplace-table.pdf
 
haha1234 said:
But there is no conversion of 1/s^3 provided!:sorry:
Look just below the one for 1/s2. It's a more general formula.
 
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haha1234 said:

Homework Statement


The differential equation given:
y''-y'-2y=4t2

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


I used the laplace transform table to construct this equation,and then I did partial fraction for finding the inverse laplace transform.But I'm now stuck at finding the inverse laplace transform of 1/s^3 and 1/s^2...

And the attached photo is the attempted solution.
https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/92000

If you know the inverse transform of 1/s, then you can get the inverse transform of 1/s^2 by integration, and of 1/s^3 by integration again. Remember: there are some standard general transform results that are helpful. Below, let ## f(t) \leftrightarrow g(s) = {\cal L}(f)(s)##. Then:
\begin{array}{l} \displaystyle \frac{df(t)}{dt} \leftrightarrow s g(s) - f(0+)\\<br /> \int_0^t f(\tau) \, d \tau \leftrightarrow \displaystyle \frac{1}{s} g(s)<br /> \end{array}<br />
These were given specifically in the table suggested by Mark44; did you miss them?
 
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