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Question

The Inverse Laplace transform of $\frac{1}{s-2}$ is:

The correct answer is

$e^{2t}$

Inverse Laplace Transform Calculation

Understanding the Inverse Laplace Transform

The question asks for the Inverse Laplace transform of the function $f(s) = \frac{1}{s-2}$. The Inverse Laplace transform converts a function in the 's' domain back to the 't' domain, typically representing a time-domain signal.

Standard Laplace Transform Pair

A key pair in Laplace transforms is the transform of an exponential function:

$ L\{e^{at}\} = \frac{1}{s-a} $

Consequently, the corresponding Inverse Laplace transform pair is:

$ L^{-1}\left\{ \frac{1}{s-a} \right\} = e^{at} $

Applying the Formula

We need to find $ L^{-1}\left\{ \frac{1}{s-2} \right\} $.

By comparing the given function $\frac{1}{s-2}$ to the standard form $\frac{1}{s-a}$, we can identify the constant $a$.

In this case, $a = 2$.

Result

Substituting $a=2$ into the Inverse Laplace transform formula $e^{at}$, we get:

$ L^{-1}\left\{ \frac{1}{s-2} \right\} = e^{2t} $

Thus, the Inverse Laplace transform of $\frac{1}{s-2}$ is $e^{2t}$.

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Important Questions from Laplace Transform

  1. Which of the following is the final value of the impulse response of the system whose transfer function is

    (2s + 1)/(s 4 + 8s + 16s + s)

  2. Find the Laplace transform for the following time domain.

    y(t) = -2te -t + 4e -t - 4e -2t

  3. Match List I with List II

    List – I

    List – II

    f(t)

    F(S)

    A.

    e -at

    I.

    \(\rm \frac{s}{s^2+ \omega^2}\)

    B.

    te at

    II.

    \(\rm \frac{\omega}{s^2+ \omega^2}\)

    C.

    sinωt

    III.

    \(\rm \frac{1}{(s- a)^2}\)

    D.

    cosωt

    IV.

    \(\rm \frac{1}{(s+ a)}\)

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  4. The Laplace transform of sin h (at) is

  5. The unilateral Laplace transform of f(t) is \(\frac{1}{s^2+s+1}\). The unilateral Laplace transform of t f(t) is

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