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For this question, we're asked to solve this initial value problem by using the laplace transform.
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So i'm going to take the laplace transform of this differential equation.
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And when i do that, i get s squared times y of s minus s times y of 0 minus y prime of 0.
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And then plus 2s times y of s minus 2 times y of 0.
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This is equal to 0.
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So let me group the y of s terms.
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I have s squared plus 2s.
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And we're told that y of 0 is equal to negative 1.
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So i'll have plus s from this term.
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And then minus 4 plus 2 for a total of negative 2.
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This is equal to 0.
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Therefore, y of s.
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This is equal to 2 minus s all over s times the quantity s plus 2.
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Now, the only thing that's left for us to do is to take the inverse laplace transform of y of s.
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But you probably won't see this function on a laplace transform table.
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So we need to algebraically manipulate it to make it look like something that is on a laplace transform table.
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And we'll use partial fraction decomposition to do that.
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So i'm going to break it up like this...