Taking the Laplace transform of the equation $$x'(t)=x(t)-t,$$ we get $$sx(s)-x(0)=x(s)-\frac{1}{s^2},$$ right? So if $x(0)=1$, don't you get $$x(s)=\frac{1-\frac{1}{s^2}}{s-1}?$$ When I take the inverse laplace of this I get 2pi*i, how do I know this works?
2026-04-18 23:27:27.1776554847
Trying to find laplace transform $x(s)$ that satisfies $x'(t)=x(t)-t$?
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$$ \frac{1-\frac{1}{s^2}}{s-1}=\frac{s^2-1}{s^2(s-1)}=\frac{s+1}{s^2}=\frac{1}{s}+\frac{1}{s^2}. $$
How did you get zero for the inverse Laplace transform?