Follow the steps below to use the Laplace transform to solve
Follow the steps below to use the Laplace transform to solve the following initial value problem.
Solution
a)
L{y\"} + 3L{y\'} = 0
s2Y - sy(0) - y\'(0) + 3(sY - y(0)) = 0
(s2+3s)Y - (s+8) = 0
b)
Y(s) = (s+8)/(s2+3s)
c)
Y(s) = (8/3)/s - (5/3)/(s+3)
Thus:
y(t) = 8/3 - 5/3 e-3t
