No idea on how to start finding inverse Laplace Transform

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So my professor is really bad and I've had to try to learn to learn this stuff myself. But I have no idea where to start and where to go.

Problem:
X(s) = \frac{3(3s+2)}{9s^{2}+12s+4}Attempt
All I've been able to figure out so far is:
-> X(s) = \frac{3}{(3s+2)^{2}} * \frac{1}{(3s+2)}}

But after that I'm unsure. The table of Laplace Transforms I have doesn't have anything resembling this form:
\frac{1}{(as+b)^{2}}-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-
On a side note, I still have this other thread [https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=465600] that I still am unsure of. Help on this thread would be greatly appreciated
 
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Use partial fractions on X(s)
 
If you know that 9s2+12s+4 factors as (3s+2)2, then how did you reduce X(s) to that?
 
Alright so I tried redoing it and this is what I redid:

-Resimplified the equation
X(s) \frac{3(3s+2)}{9s^{2}+12s+4} <br /> =&gt; \frac{3(3s+2)}{(3s+2)(3s+2)}<br /> =&gt; \frac{3}{3s+2}

The problem here is that I don't know if there is an inverse transformation for the denominator because there is a coefficient in front of the s. Would I factor out a 3 and get this:

\frac{3}{3s+2} =&gt; \frac{3}{3} (\frac{1}{s+ \frac{2}{3}})
 
So now you have

X(s)= 1/(s+ 2/3)

Now do you know any laplace transform that looks like this?
 
Well I have
\mathcal{L}^{-1}(\frac{1}{s + a}) = e^{-at}

So I assume the answer should be:
x(t) = \mathcal{L}^{-1}(\frac{1}{s+\frac{2}{3}}) = e^{\frac{-2}{3}t}?
 
abc617 said:
So my professor is really bad and I've had to try to learn to learn this stuff myself. But I have no idea where to start and where to go.

Problem:
X(s) = \frac{3(3s+2)}{9s^{2}+12s+4}


Attempt
All I've been able to figure out so far is:
-> X(s) = \frac{3}{(3s+2)^{2}} * \frac{1}{(3s+2)}}
No. This doesn't follow from the equation above it.
\frac{3(3s+2)}{9s^{2}+12s+4} = \frac{3(3s + 2)}{(3s + 2)^2}
Now simplify.

EDIT: I see that you corrected this in your later post.

abc617 said:
But after that I'm unsure. The table of Laplace Transforms I have doesn't have anything resembling this form:
\frac{1}{(as+b)^{2}}


-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-
On a side note, I still have this other thread [https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=465600] that I still am unsure of. Help on this thread would be greatly appreciated
 
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abc617 said:
Alright so I tried redoing it and this is what I redid:
This is better, but your notation is confusing. You should not be using =>
abc617 said:
-Resimplified the equation
X(s) \frac{3(3s+2)}{9s^{2}+12s+4} <br /> =&gt; \frac{3(3s+2)}{(3s+2)(3s+2)}<br /> =&gt; \frac{3}{3s+2}
This is what you should have.
X(s) = \frac{3(3s+2)}{9s^{2}+12s+4} <br /> = \frac{3(3s+2)}{(3s+2)(3s+2)}<br /> = \frac{3}{3s+2}

abc617 said:
The problem here is that I don't know if there is an inverse transformation for the denominator because there is a coefficient in front of the s. Would I factor out a 3 and get this:

\frac{3}{3s+2} =&gt; \frac{3}{3} (\frac{1}{s+ \frac{2}{3}})
 
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