Inverse Laplace transforms
Definition of the inverse Laplace transform
If the Laplace transform of a function f (t) is F(s), i.e. L{ f (t)}=F(s), then f (t) is called the inverse Laplace transform of F(s)
and is written as
f (t)= L−1{F(s)}.
1 1
For example, since L{1}= then 𝐿−1 { } = 1
𝑠 𝑠
.
𝑎 𝑎
Similarly, since L{sin at}= then 𝐿−1 { } and so on.
𝑠 2 +𝑎2 𝑠2 +𝑎2
Inverse Laplace transforms of simple functions
Examples