HOMEWORK 14: Problem 9
(1 point) Use the Laplace transform to solve the following initial value problem: y'' - 2y' = 0
y(0) = 2, y'(0) = 2
First, using Y for the Laplace transform of y(t), i.e. Y = L{y(t)}, find the equation you get by taking the Laplace transform of the differential equation to obtain:
(s^2 - 2s)Y(s) + 2s - 6
Next, solve for Y:
Y = A/(s - a) + B/(s - b)
Now write the above answer in its partial fraction form, Y:
Y = A/(s - a) + B/(s - b)
NOTE: The order that you enter your answers matters, so you must order your terms so that the first corresponds to a and the second to b, where a < b. Also note, for example, that 2 < 1.
Finally, apply the inverse Laplace transform to find y(t):
y(t) =