What is the Inverse Laplace Transform of (s+1)/ (s^2 + 4s + 5) + e^-2s / 3s^4?

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The inverse Laplace transform of the expression (s+1)/(s^2 + 4s + 5) + e^-2s / 3s^4 can be determined by completing the square for the first term, resulting in (s+1)/[(s+1)^2 + 1]. The inverse Laplace transform for this form can be found using standard tables. For the second term, e^-2s / 3s^4, the inverse transform is 1/9(s+2)^4, derived from the known transform of e^-as / s^n. Utilizing these established forms allows for accurate computation of the inverse transforms.

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Homework Statement



Find the inverse laplace transform of (s+1)/ (s^2 + 4s + 5) + e^-2s / 3s^4

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For the first one

(s+1) / (s^2 + 4s + 5), I completed the square for the denominator so

(s+1) / [(s+1)^2 + 1]

Now it gets confusing, how do I find out the inverse laplace of this.

And for e^-2s / 3s^4 , is the inverse laplace 1/9 x 1/ (s+2)^4 = 1/9(s+2)^4
 
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The same way you find the inverse Laplace transform of just about anything: look it up in a table.
If you don't have one in your book, here's one:
http://www.vibrationdata.com/Laplace.htm

You will notice that they give an inverse Laplace transform for s/(s^2+ \alpha as well as the inverse Laplace transform for F(x-\alpha). Use them together for (s+1)/((s+1)^2+ 2).
 
The problem is I don't get the LaTeX Code: s/(s^2+ \\alpha thing. I only get the f(x +a) thing.
 
math_04 said:
The problem is I don't get the LaTeX Code: s/(s^2+ \\alpha thing. I only get the f(x +a) thing.

In the last line of Ivy you should recognize a form that can be found in the table. Ivy rewrote the equation in that form by taking out a square.
 

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