Exercise · ZW-LAPLACE-TRANSFORM-010 · ★★★ Advanced
Which of these functions has no Laplace transform for any \(s\)?
Choose one option.
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- C. \(e^{t^2}\)
Explanation
It grows faster than any \(e^{at}\): \(e^{t^2-st}\to\infty\) for every \(s\), so the integral diverges. The others are of exponential order.
Review the concept: Laplace transform
The Laplace transform \(\mathcal L\) assigns to a function \(f(t)\), defined for \(t\ge0\), the function \(F(s)\) obtained by integrating \(f\) times \(e^{-st}\) over \([0,\infty)\).
\[\mathcal L\{f\}(s)=F(s)=\int_0^\infty e^{-st}f(t)\,dt\]
More practice problems: laplace transform
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- ZW-LAPLACE-TRANSFORM-004 Compute mathcal L\sin 3t\(s).
- ZW-LAPLACE-TRANSFORM-005 Compute mathcal L\cos 2t\(s).
- ZW-LAPLACE-TRANSFORM-006 Compute mathcal L\t^2\(s).
- ZW-LAPLACE-TRANSFORM-007 Use linearity to compute mathcal L\3+2t\(s).
- ZW-LAPLACE-TRANSFORM-008 Compute mathcal L\te^t\(s).