Solving Laplace Transforms: x'' + 2x' + 5x = 3e^{-t}cos(2t)

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The discussion focuses on solving the differential equation x'' + 2x' + 5x = 3e^{-t}cos(2t) using Laplace transforms. The user initially misapplied the Laplace transform, particularly in handling the initial conditions and the algebraic signs. The correct formulation requires careful attention to the signs in the equation, specifically noting that the term should include a minus sign in front of the constant. The final solution should align with the output from Maple, confirming the accuracy of the Laplace transform method.

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I hope somebody's up tonight, this is due in the morning and I'm so close.

So I was assigned to solve this differential equation using laplace transforms and although I (think I) can solve it, I'm not getting the same answer that Maple spits out.

The DE is:

x'' + 2x' + 5x = 3e^{-t}cos(2t); x(0) = x'(0) = 1

Let L(x) = Laplace(x)

So here's my work:
Take the Laplace of everything
L(x'')+2L(x')+5L(x) = 3L(e^{-t}cos(2t))

Becomes:
s^2L(x)-s(1)-(1)+2sL(x)+2(1)+5L(x)=3L(e^{-t}cos(2t))

Let L(x) = X

X(s^2+2s+5)-s+1=\frac{3(s+1)}{(s+1)^2+4}

I solved for X, simplified and broke it into partial fractions to figure out the Inverse Laplase but got the wrong answer. Is there anywhere I messed up in what you can see?
 
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epheterson said:
Becomes:
s^2L(x)-s(1)-(1)+2sL(x)+2(1)+5L(x)=3L(e^{-t}cos(2t))
It should be s^2L(x)-s(1)-(1)+2sL(x)-2(1)+5L(x)=3L(e^{-t}cos(2t)) instead. You missed the minus sign.
 
A thank you, took a little while to figure that out

... dang algebra
 

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