[Math] Finding the laplace transform of a squared function

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Find the laplace transform of

$f(t) = t^2cos^2(t)$.

I'm a bit stuck on this one. I know how to do this function if both components aren't squared due to using the laplace transform table.

Could someone give me a hint to start off this question and put me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.

Best Answer

Hint:

$$\mathcal{L}(t^2*f(t))=+\dfrac{{d}^2F(s)}{{ds}^2}$$

And you can rewrite the equation to the following: $${cos}^2t=\dfrac{1}{2}(cos(2t)+1)$$

Applying this gives:

$$\mathcal{L}(t^2*{cos}^2t)=\mathcal{L}(t^2*\dfrac{1}{2}(cos2t+1))$$ $$=\dfrac{1}{2}\mathcal{L}(t^2cos2t)+\dfrac{1}{2}\mathcal{L}(t^2)$$ This gives: $$\dfrac{1}{2}*\dfrac{d^2(\frac{s}{s^2+4})}{{ds}^2}+\dfrac{1}{s^3}=\dfrac{s(s^2-12)}{(s^2+4)^3}+\dfrac{1}{s^3}$$

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