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Homework Statement
This is a practice problem for a test on Laplace transforms
Find L^-1[ (9s^3+17s^2+66s+45) / (s^2+9)(s+2)^2 ]
(L^-1 = inverse laplace transform)
Homework Equations
From Laplace transform tables:
L^-1[ 1 / s-α ] = e^αt
L^-1[ s / s^2+ω^2 ] = cos(ωt)
L^-1[ ω / (s-α)^2+ω^2 ] = (e^αt)sin(ωt)
L^-1[ s-α / (s-α)^2+ω^2 ] = (e^αt)cos(ωt)
The Attempt at a Solution
First I expanded the function using partial fractions and found that it is equivalent to:
6/(s+2) - 7/(s+2)^2 + 3s/(s^2+9)
From the first equation above, the first fraction can be inverted to give
6e^-2t
From the second equation, the third fraction can be inverted to give
3cos(3t)
Usually at this point I would invert the second fraction using the two remaining equations above. This involves completing the square for the denominator. However, in this case the denominator is already in completed square form and ω is equal to zero.
I might be missing something blindingly obvious but I haven't got a clue how to solve this problem and I have a test in a few days so any help would be greatly appreciated