Laplace Transform of Function of t minus a/Proof 1
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Theorem
Let $f$ be a function such that $\laptrans f$ exists.
Let $\laptrans {\map f t} = \map F s$ denote the Laplace transform of $f$.
Let $a \in \C$ or $\R$ be constant.
Let $g$ be the function defined as:
- $\map g t = \begin{cases} \map f {t - a} & : t > a \\ 0 & : t \le a \end{cases}$
Then:
- $\laptrans {\map g t} = e^{-a s} \map F s$
Proof
\(\ds \laptrans {\map f {t - a} }\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^{\to + \infty} e^{-s t} \map f {t - a} \rd t\) | Definition of Laplace Transform | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int_0^{\to + \infty} e^{-s \paren {t - a} } e^{-a s} \map f {t - a} \rd \paren {t - a}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds e^{-a s} \int_0^{\to + \infty} e^{-s \paren {t - a} } \map f {t - a} \rd \paren {t - a}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds e^{-a s}\map F s\) | Definition of Laplace Transform |
$\blacksquare$