J.L.

Jechura - 1 - January 21, 2004

Useful Laplace Transforms & Hyperbolic/Trigonometric Functions
Definition:
( ) ( ) ( )
0
st
f t f s f t e dt

(

L
Linearity:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) { } ( ) ( )
1 2 1 2 1 2
af t bf t a f t b f t af s bf s + = + = + ( ( (

L L L
Transform of derivatives:
( )
( ) ( ) 0
df t
sf s f
dt
(
=
(

L
( )
( ) ( ) ( )
2
2
2
0 ' 0
d f t
s f s sf f
dt
(
=
(

L
( )
( )
( )
( ) ( ) ( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
2 1 1 2
0 ' 0 0 0
n
n n n n n
n
d f t
s f s s f s f sf f
dt

(
=
(
(

L
Transform of integral:
( ) ( )
0
1
t
f d f s
s
(
=
(

L
Limits:
( ) ( )
0
lim lim
t s
f t sf s

( = (



( ) ( )
0
lim lim
t s
f t sf s

( = (

Valid only if ( ) s f s does not become infinite for any value of s
satisfying ( ) Re 0 s .
Translation of transform:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
1 at at
e f t f s a f s a e f t

( ( = + + =

L L
Translation of function:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
0 0
0 0 0 0
S S
st st
f t t t t e f s e f s f t t t t

( = = (

L L
Exponential forms of hyperbolic & trigonometric (Euler) functions:
( ) ( )
1
sinh
2
x x
x e e

= ( ) ( )
sin
2
jx jx
j
x e e

=
( ) ( )
1
cosh
2
x x
x e e

= + ( ) ( )
1
cos
2
jx jx
x e e

= +
Trigonometric Identity:
( ) cos sin sin p q r + = + where
2 2
r p q = + and tan
p
q
=
J.L. Jechura - 2 - January 21, 2004
Laplace Transform Pairs
( ) f t ( ) f s
( )
at
e f t

( ) f s a +
( ) ( )
0 0
S f t t t t ( )
0
st
e f s

( ) t f t
( ) df s
ds

1
1
s

n
t , 0,1, 2, n =
1
!
n
n
s
+

t

, 1 >
( )
1
1
s
+
+

1/ 2 n
t


1/ 2
3 5 1 1
2 2 2 2
n
n
s
+
| |
| || | | |
|
| | |
|
\ .\ . \ .
\ .

at
e

1
s a +

/
1
t
e

1
1 s +

at
te

( )
2
1
s a +

( )
1
1 !
n at
t e
n

, 1, 2, 3, n =
( )
1
n
s a +

( )
1 /
1 !
n t
n
t e
n


, 1, 2, 3, n =
( )
1
1
n
s +

at bt
e e
b a

( ) ( )
1
s a s b + +

1 2
/ /
1 2
t t
e e

( )( )
1 2
1
1 1 s s + +

at bt
ae be
a b

( ) ( )
s
s a s b + +

at bt
c a c b
e e
b a a b


+


( ) ( )
s c
s a s b
+
+ +

1
at
e
a

( )
1
s s a

2
1
at
e at
a


( )
2
1
s s a

2 2
3
1
1
2
at
e a t at
a


( )
3
1
s s a

J.L. Jechura - 3 - January 21, 2004
Laplace Transform Pairs
( ) f t ( ) f s
( ) 1
at
at e +
( )
2
s
s a

( )
2
1 1
at
at e
a
+

( )
2
1
s s a

( )
3
2 2
at
at at e
a
+ +

( )
2
2
1
s s a

n at
t e , 0,1, 2, n =
( )
1
!
n
n
s a
+

1 1 1 1
at bt
e e
a b b a
a b
+

( )( )
1
s s a s b

( ) sin t
2 2
s

+

( ) cos t
2 2
s
s +

( ) sin t +
2 2
cos sin s
s
+
+

( ) cos t +
2 2
cos sin s
s

+

( )
2
1 cos t

( )
2 2
1
s s +

( )
3
sin t t

( )
2 2 2
1
s s +

( ) ( )
3
sin cos
2
t t t

( )
2
2 2
1
s +

( ) sin
2
t t

( )
2
2 2
s
s +

( ) ( ) sin cos
2
t t t +

( )
2
2
2 2
s
s +

( ) ( )
4
1
1 cos sin
2
t t t

( )
2
2 2
1
s s +

( ) ( )
2 2
cos cos at bt
b a

( )( )
2 2 2 2
s
s a s b + +

J.L. Jechura - 4 - January 21, 2004
Laplace Transform Pairs
( ) f t ( ) f s
( ) ( ) sin sin at bt
( ) ( )
2 2
2 2
2abs
s a b s a b
( (
+ + +


( ) ( ) cos cos at bt
( )
( ) ( )
2 2 2
2 2
2 2
s s a b
s a b s a b
+ +
( (
+ + +


( ) ( ) sin cos at bt
( )
( ) ( )
2 2 2
2 2
2 2
a s a b
s a b s a b
+
( (
+ + +


( ) sin
at
e bt

( )
2
2
b
s a b + +

( ) cos
at
e bt

( )
2
2
s a
s a b
+
+ +

( ) sinh at
2 2
a
s a

( ) cosh at
2 2
s
s a

( ) sinh t at
( )
2
2 2
2as
s a

( ) cosh t at
( )
2 2
2
2 2
s a
s a
+

( ) ( )
2 2
1 1
sinh sinh at bt
a b
a b

( )( )
2 2 2 2
1
s a s b

( ) ( )
2 2
cosh cosh at bt
a b

( )( )
2 2 2 2
s
s a s b

( ) ( )
2 2
sinh sinh a at b bt
a b

( )( )
2
2 2 2 2
s
s a s b

( ) sinh a bt +
2 2
cosh sinh b a s a
s b
+

( ) cosh a bt +
2 2
cosh sinh s a b a
s b
+

( )
0,
S
1,
t a
t a
t a
<
=

>

as
e
s

, 0 a
( ) t a
as
e

, 0 a