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In [mathematics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics "Mathematics"), the [Laplace transform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace_transform "Laplace transform") is a powerful [integral transform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_transform "Integral transform") used to switch a function from the [time domain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_domain "Time domain") to the [s-domain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace_transform#s-domain_equivalent_circuits_and_impedances "Laplace transform"). The Laplace transform can be used in some cases to solve [linear differential equations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_differential_equation "Linear differential equation") with given [initial conditions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_value_problem "Initial value problem").
## Approach
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First consider the following property of the Laplace transform:
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{\\displaystyle {\\mathcal {L}}\\{f^{(n)}\\}=s^{n}{\\mathcal {L}}\\{f\\}-\\sum \_{i=1}^{n}s^{n-i}f^{(i-1)}(0)}

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The solution for *f*(*t*) is obtained by applying the [inverse Laplace transform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_Laplace_transform "Inverse Laplace transform") to L { f ( t ) } . {\\displaystyle {\\mathcal {L}}\\{f(t)\\}.} 
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## An example
\[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laplace_transform_applied_to_differential_equations&action=edit§ion=2 "Edit section: An example")\]
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## Bibliography
\[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laplace_transform_applied_to_differential_equations&action=edit§ion=3 "Edit section: Bibliography")\]
- A. D. Polyanin, *Handbook of Linear Partial Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists*, Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2002. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)")
[1-58488-299-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58488-299-9 "Special:BookSources/1-58488-299-9")

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