The Inverse Laplace Transform:

If the LT of a function F(t) is f(s) i. e. d  f (t )  f (s) , then F (t ) is called an inverse

Laplace transform of f (s) and we write symbolically F (t )  L1{t (s)}, where  1 is

called the inverse Laplace transform operator.
f (s) F (t )   1{ f (s)}
1
1
s
1 tn
n 1
, n  0, 1, 
s n!
1
e at
sa
k
sin kt
s  k2
2

s
cos kt
s  k2
2

k
sinh kt
s  k2
2

k
cosh kt
s  k2
2

 
 12   12 1  1 
4
 t
1
L   L 
4
 4e 3 Ans.
 4  3s  3 s  
 3

 s  1  2 
L 
1
 

 s  

 
 s 
1
L  5 
 (s  1) 2 
 
 s4 
L1  
 s( s  1)(s  4) 
2

 dn 1 
Theorem: L  n f ( s)  (1) n t n F (t ) where L{F (t )}  f (s)
 ds 
Theorem: If L1{ f (s)}  F (t ) then L1{ f (s  a)}  eat F (t )

 s   s  1  1  1 1 
L1  5
 L1  5 
 L1   
 ( s  1)   ( s  1)   ( s  1) ( s  1)5 
4

 3s  14  1  3s  14 
L1  2 L  
 s  4s  8   ( s  2)  4 
2

 
 
1  5s  2  1  5s  2 
L  2 L  
 3s  4s  8 
2
 3 s  2   8  4 
  3 3 

 

1 1  1  1 
L 3 L  1 
 8s  27   (8s  27) 3 
 

  as  F (t  a), t  a
Theorem: If L1{ f (s)}  F (t ) then L1  
ef ( s)  0 ta

 8e 3s 
L1  2 
s  4

 se2 s 
L1  2 
 s  3s  2 
(1) Theorem: If L1{ f (s)}  F (t ) then L1{ f (s  a)}  eat F (t )

 dn 
(2) Theorem: If L1  n f ( s)  (1) n .t n F (t ) where L{F (t )}  f (s).
 ds 
F (t  a), t  a
 
(3) Theorem: If L1{( f (s)}  F (t ), then L1 eas f ( s)  G(t )  
ta
 0
Convolution theorem:
Theorem: It f(s) g(s) are the L.T. of F(t) and G(t) that are sectionally continuous on each
interval a  t  T and order et as t tends to infinity, then transform of convolution
F (t ) * G(t ) exist where s   , it is f (s) g (s) where
t
F (t ) * G(t )   F ( ) g (t   )d  L1{ f ( s) g ( s)}
0
Properties of convolution:
t
(1) F (t ) * G(t )  G(t ) * F (t )   G(t ) F (t   )d
0

(2) The operation is clearly distributive with respect to adition.

F (t ) * [G(t )  H (t )]  F (t ) * G(t )  F (t ) * H (t ).
t t 
(3) F * G * H   F (t )  G(t    4) H (u )dud .
0 0

 L1{ f (s) g (s)h(s)  F * G * H .

 1  1
L1  2 2
 (sin t  t cos t ).
 ( s  1)  2
 8 
Find L1  2 3
 ( s  1) 
 8   1 1 1 
L1  2 3
 8L1  2 . 2 . 2 
 ( s  1)   s  1 s  1 s  1
 8 sin t * sin t * sin t
1
But sin t * sin t  (sin t  t cos t )
2
1
 8 sin t * sin t * sin t  8 sin t * (sin t  t cos t )
2
8 8
 sin t * sin t  sin t * t cos t
2 2
1
 4. (sin t  t cos t )  4 sin t * t cos t
2
t
Now sin t * t cos t   sin x{(t  x) cos(t  x)}dx
0

1 t
2 0
 (t  x)[sin t  sin(t  2 x)]dx

t
1 1  x2  1 t
 t sin t[ x]t0  sin t     (t  x) sin(t  2 x)dx
2 2  2 2 0

t 2 sin t 1  (t  x) cos(t  2 x) 
t
1
 t 2 sin t    
2 4 2 2 0
 1 t (1)(1) cos(t  2 x)
2 0
 dx
2
t 2 sin t 1 1
  t cos t  sin t.
4 4 4
1 1  1  1  1 
**Show that  1   and hence find L1  .
s 1 s 1  s 1 s  s  1

1 s 1 s 1
  
s 1 s 1 s 1 s 1

1 s ( s  1  1) 1 1  1 
    1  
s 1 s( s  1) s 1 s  s 1

 1  1  1  1  1  1  1 
 L1  L   L   L  
 s  1  s  1  s  s ( s  1) 

   
 1  1
 et  L1  1   L1  
 
  s ( s  1) 
 s  1
2

1 1
 et   * et
t t
1 1 t 1 t u
 
 et   e du
t 0
u

1 et e 4
t

  4
 et   du
t
1 et t

 
 et   e t .2dz
2

t 0

1 2et t

 
 et   e t .dz
2

t 0

 et 
1
t
 
 et ert t . Ans.

  32   
1  s  1  1  t
L  L  3  * et
 s  1  s 2 ( s  1)  
   
2
   1  2
L1 log1  2   (1  cos t )
  s  t
1  1  t 1  cos 4
L1  log1  2   2 du
 s  s  0 u


L1 e  k s
