Find Laplace Transform of trigonometric function using unit step function and t-shifting. (5.3-40)

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Please check my work. Did I calculate the following Laplace Transform correctly?

$$f(t)=sin(t)u(t-\frac{\pi}{2})$$

My solution:

Use the following corollary from the second shifting theorem (t-shift)...

$$\mathcal{L}\{g(t)u(t-a)\}=e^{-as}\mathcal{L}\{g(t+a)\}$$

where...

$$f(t)=g(t+a)$$

with $g(t)=sin(t)$ and $a=\pi/2$

$$g(t+a)=g(t+\frac{\pi}{2})=sin(t+\frac{\pi}{2})$$

reduce the sine term to a simpler form...

$$sin(t+\frac{\pi}{2})=cos(\frac{\pi}{2})sin(t)+sin(\frac{\pi}{2})cos(t)$$

$$=0\cdot\sin(t)+1\cdot cos(t)=cos(t)$$

hence...

$$\mathcal{L}\{sin(t)u(t-\frac{\pi}{2})\}=e^{-\frac{\pi}{2}s}\mathcal{L}\{cos(t)\}$$

$$F(s)=\frac{e^{-\frac{\pi}{2}s}}{s^2+1}$$