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Homework Statement
Use laplace transforms to find following initial value problem -- there is no credit for partial fractions. (i assume my teach is against using it..)
y'' - 4y' + 3y = 0 ; y(0)=2 y'(0) = 8
Homework Equations
Lf'' = ((s^2)*F) - s*f(0) - f'(0)
Lf' = sF - f(0)
Lf = F(s)
The Attempt at a Solution
My first attempt is of course realizing that the above equation is expressed in terms of 't'. So I must take the laplace transform on both sides.L(y'') - 4 L(y') + 3L(y) = L(0)
[((s^2)*F) - s*f(0) - f'(0)] - 4 [ sF - f(0) ] + 3 [F(s)] = 0 (substituted with the above equations)
(s^2)*F - 2s - 8 - 4s*F(s) + 8 + 3*F(s) = 0 (plugged in the initial values)
Y(s)*[s^2 - 4s + 3] - 8 = 0
Y(s) = 8 / [s^2 - 4s + 3]
Knowing that s^2 + as + b = (s + a/2 ) ^ 2 + b - ((a^2)/4)
I get: (s-2)^2 - 1 for the denominator.
Y(s) = 8 / [(s-2)^2 - 1 ]At this final step...I am not sure how I will be able to transform to Y(t) again if I am not allowed to use "Partial Fractions"? Any assistance would be truly appreciated. Thanks!
The solution for this problem is :
y = 2(e^2t)*cosht + 4(e^2t)*sinht
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