Inverse Laplace Transform

If { ( )} = ( ) then ( ) is called the inverse Laplace transform of f(s) and is denoted by

L

f s .

i. e., if { ( )} = ( ) then ( ) =
Standard form:

1. L
2. L

= 1

3. L { } =
4. L

5. L {
6. L
7. L
8. L
9. L
10. L

= e
!

= e

}=

= cosat
=

= coshat
= e

= e cosbt

Examples:
1. Find L {
L {

}= L

+ L

= e
2. Find L {

=
3. Find L {

6 + 4

4. Find L {

+ 6

+ 4 L

5 1/5

s
s + 5

L {

}
= L

+ 8

1
s + 6

+ 2 L

6 + 2/6

= L
=

s
s + 6

= L

+ e

+ 12

+ 8 L
=

+ 6 L

+ 12L

+ t +

= 3/2 L
= 3/2[1

= 3/2[L
!

2L

] = 3/2[1 t +

+ L

1
}
s + 5

5. Find L {

= L

= L

3L

+ 4 L { }

= 1 3. + 2

6. Find L {

= L

= L

7. Find L {

= L

3L {

2
(

9. Find

3 + 4/3

2!

+ 4 L {

=L

8. Find

= L

3
2

+ 2 + 12 + 6

8
12 6

+
+
= + + +
5!
4!
3!
2
15
2

12

2 1
}
+ 2 + 5

+ 2 5
= 2
+ 2 + 5

+ 2

+ 2 + 5

5

+ 2 + 5

10. Find

= 2

11. Find

cos 5

1
=
1 + 2

+ 2

12. Find

=
= 3

(2 cos 5 sin 5 )

sin 2
2

+ 2 2

+ 2 + 3

+ 2
2
+ 2 + 3

cos 3

13. Find

+ 3

sin 5 =

2
3

sin 3 =

+ 5
}
3 + 2

3 + 8
=
3 + 2

cos 2 +

8
2

sin 2 =

3 + 7
}
1 2

3 1 + 10
= 3
1 2

cosh 2 +

10

2

sinh 2

1

+ 2 + 3

2
(cos 3 sin 3 )
3

3
+ 8
3 + 2

( cos 2 + 4 sin 2 )

1
+ 10
1 2

1

3 + 2

1

1 2

14. Find

15. Find L

=
(

+ 1
=
( + 3)

2
)(

+ 3 3 + 1

( + 3)

1
2


( + 3) ( + 3)
(1 2 )

s + s 2
A
B
C
= +
+
s(s + 3)(s 2) s s + 3 s 2

s + s 2 = A s + 3 s 2 + Bs s 2 + Cs s + 3
put s = 0, 2 = 6A A = 13
s = 2, 4 = 10C C = 25

s = 3,4 = 15B B = 415

s + s 2
1 1 4
1
2 1
= +
.
+ .
s(s + 3)(s 2) 3 s 15 s + 3 5 s 2
s + s 2
1
= L
s(s + 3)(s 2)
3

16. Find L

= .1 +

)(

)(

1
4
+
L
s
15
.e

1
2
+ L
s+ 3
5

+ .e

1
A
B
C
D
= +
+
+
s(s + 1)(s + 2)(s + 3) s s + 1 s + 2 s + 3

1
s 2

1 = A s + 1 s + 2 s + 3 + Bs s + 2 s + 3

+ Cs s + 1 s + 3 + s(s + 1) s + 2

put s = 0,1 = 6A A = 16

s = 1, 1 = B( 1)(1)(2) B = 12
s = 2,1 = C( 2)( 1)(1) C = 12

s = 3,1 = D( 3)( 2)( 1) C = 16

1
1
1
1/6
1/6
2

=

+ 2
s(s + 1)(s + 2)(s + 3)
s
s+ 1 s+ 2 s+ 3
1

s(s + 1)(s + 2)(s + 3)

= .1 .e
17. Find L

1
L
6

+ .e

1
1
L
s
2
.e

1
1
+ L
s+ 1
2

1
1
L
s+ 2
6

2 s 6s + 5
A
B
C
=
+
+
(s 1) s 2 (s 3) (s 1) (s 2) (s 3)

2 s 6s + 5 = A s 2 s 3 + B(s 1) s 3 + C(s 1) s 2
put s = 1,

1 = 2A A = 12

s = 2, 1 = B B = 1

1
s+ 3

 s = 3, 5 = 2C C = 52

2 s 6s + 5
1
1
1
5 1
=

+ .
(s 1) s 2 (s 3) 2 (s 1) s 2 2 s 3

s + s 2
1
= L
s(s + 3)(s 2)
2

1
L
(s 1)

= . e e + . e

1
5
+ L
s 2
2

1
s 3

Inverse transform of logarithmic functions

and Inverse functions
=

1) Find

{log (

Let

)}
= log (

= log

1
+

1
+

1
+
+

1
+

( + )

1
+

{log (1 )}

Let

= log 1
= log

= log

2
{ }

(1 cosh

{log (
Let

log

= 2 2 cosh

3) Find

=
2) Find

1
+

)}

= log (

= log

+ 1

)
log ( + 1)

2
1
1

+ 1
+ 1

1
1
2
= +

+ 1
+ 1

= 1 +
=

4)

Let

1

+ 1

{
=

1+

Find

1+ ( )
+

}=

2

+ 1

Convolution Theorem
Statement: If

and

then

Proof: Let

( )=

Taking Laplace transform both sides, we get

=
(By changing the order of integration)

= 0

= ,

( ) =

( )

( ) =

Examples:
1. Using convolution theorem evaluate
Solution: Let
Therefore

and

( ) =

=
=

sin
{

sin

( )

( )

1{ 0 1}]

2. Using convolution theorem evaluate

Solution: Let

Therefore

and

= 1 =

( ) =

=
=

sin

1 cos
[

3. Using convolution theorem evaluate

Solution: Let

Therefore

and
=

( ) =
=

[1 cos

( )

[cos

( )

1]
]

}
=

= =
(

( )

( )

= [

= +

= 0

4. Using convolution theorem evaluate

Solution: Let
Therefore

and

=
=

sin

[sin

=
5. Using convolution theorem evaluate
Solution: Let
Therefore

and

cos

[sin

= cos

( ) =

1)

{(

=
)

+
0

( )

( )

0 +

{ cos

sin
{(

}
= cos

= cos

( )

( )

} ]
0

}]

( ) =
=
=

cos

{g(s)} =

We know that

, g(s) =

+ cos

]
0

} + cos

{ 0}]

} = cos at = f(t)

} = cos bt = g(t)

{ f(s) g(s)} =

[ at cosat + sinat]

6. Using convolution theorem, evaluate

{f(s)} =

{ sin

= [

[cos at 2au + cos

Let f s =

} =

cos

cos (

[cos{( + ) bt} + cos{(a ) +

+

= [

= [

}]