Time domain equation for RC circuit with AC input

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To find the time domain equation for the output voltage vO(t) in an RC circuit with a sinusoidal AC input, start with the transfer function Vo/Vi = 1/(1+sRC). The output voltage in the s-domain can be expressed as Vo(s) = (1/(1+sRC))Vi(s). To obtain vO(t), apply the inverse Laplace transform to Vo(s), which involves determining Vi(s) based on the given sinusoidal input. The key is to correctly apply the inverse transform to the product of the transfer function and the input function. Understanding these steps will clarify the process for deriving the time domain equation.
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TL;DR Summary: How to find Time domain equation for RC circuit with AC input from inverse laplace transform

For a simple RC circuit with AC input such as this: https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rc12.gif?fit=310,151?fit=310,226. If the AC input is just a simple sinusoidal vI(t)=Vicos(ωt) and the transfer function is Vo/Vi=1/(1+sRC). The inverse Laplace transform of Vo/Vi is e-t/RC/RC. How exactly do I find the Time domain equation for vO(t) from this inverse laplace transform? I cannot seem to find any reference to show how to do that.
 
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Have you tried searching the web for this. I looked for "solve RC circuit with Laplace transforms" and got lots of links that looked good.

Is this a home work problem? At what point in the analysis are you getting confused? Can you show us what you've tried so far?
 
If ##\frac{V_o(s)}{V_i(s)} = \frac{1}{(1+sRC)}## then ##V_o(s) = \frac{1}{(1+sRC)} V_i(s) ##

## v_o(t) = \mathcal L^{-1}(V_o(s)) = \mathcal L^{-1}(\frac{1}{(1+sRC)} V_i(s)) ##

What is ## V_i(s) ##?
 
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