Inverse Laplace transform using partial-fraction expansion
Find the inverse Laplace transform of G(s) = \frac{10s²}{(s+1)(s+3)}, σ > 0.
This rational function is an improper fraction in s. Synthetically dividing the numerator by the denominator we get
\begin{gathered}s^2+4 s+3 )\overset{\underline{\quad \quad \quad 10}}{10s^2 \quad \quad} \\\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad\frac{10 s^2+40 s+30}{-40 s-30}\end{gathered} \Rightarrow \frac{10 s^2}{(s+1)(s+3)}=10-\frac{40 s+30}{s^2+4 s+3}Therefore
G(s) = 10-\frac{40s+30}{(s+1)(s+3)}, σ > 0.
Expanding the (proper) fraction in s in partial fractions,
G(s)=10-5\left(\frac{9}{s+3}-\frac{1}{s+1}\right), \sigma>0.
Then, using
e^{-a t} \mathrm{u}(t) \stackrel{\mathcal{L}}{\longleftrightarrow} \frac{1}{s+a} \quad \text { and } \quad \delta(t) \stackrel{\mathcal{L}}{\longleftrightarrow} 1we get
g(t) = 10δ(t) − 5(9e^{−3t} − e^{−t} )u(t)(Figure 8.14).