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This discussion focuses on obtaining proofs for three specific Laplace transforms, particularly the transform of the delta function and the function f(x) = x^n e^{ax} u(x). The Laplace transform is defined as the integral from 0 to infinity of e^{-sx}f(x)dx. The proof for the delta function transform results in a value of 1, while the proof for f(x) involves repeated integration by parts to reduce the power of x. Additionally, a substitution method is suggested for the function f(t-t_0)u(t-t_0).

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Hey, I have been studying differential equations a bit and was wanting some help on some proofs. There are 3 laplace transforms I would like proofs for. Not really sure where to get started or if someone could lead me to place that has these proofs I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
 

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Have you tried just integrating?

The definition of the Laplace transform of f(x) is
[tex]\int_0^\infty e^{-sx}f(x)dx[/tex]

The transform of the delta function is pretty close to trivial:
[tex]\int_0^\infty e^{-sx}\delta(x)dx= e^{0x}= 1[/tex]

For [itex]f(x)= x^ne^{ax}u(x)[/itex] do repeated integration by parts letting [itex]u= x^n[/itex], [itex]dv= e^{ax}u(x)[/itex] until you have reduced the power of x to 0.

For [itex]f(t-t_0)u(t-t_0)[/itex] do the obvious substitution: let [itex]v= t- t_0[/itex].
 

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