Practice Concept Overview: Laplace Transform of Derivatives - 18.3 | 16. Application to Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) | Mathematics - iii (Differential Calculus) - Vol 1
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Concept Overview: Laplace Transform of Derivatives

18.3 - Concept Overview: Laplace Transform of Derivatives

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Question 1 Easy

What is the Laplace transform of the function f(t) = 1?

💡 Hint: Use the definition of Laplace transforms.

Question 2 Easy

What is the first derivative formula in the Laplace transform?

💡 Hint: Recall that it involves the initial value.

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Question 1

What is the formula for the first derivative in Laplace transforms?

L{d²f(t)/dt²} = s²F(s)
L{df(t)/dt} = sF(s) - f(0)
L{d³f(t)/dt³} = s³F(s)

💡 Hint: Focus on the first-order derivative.

Question 2

True or False: The Laplace transform converts initial conditions into algebraic formats.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how initial conditions are integrated.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Using Laplace transforms, solve the ODE d³y/dt³ + 5d²y/dt² + 6dy/dt = 0 with initial conditions y(0)=2, y'(0)=1, y''(0)=0.

💡 Hint: Factoring the polynomial in the s-domain will give you a better insight.

Challenge 2 Hard

Determine the Laplace transform of f(t) = t^2e^(-3t) and find its first derivative using this approach.

💡 Hint: You may need to use differentiation under the integral sign.

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