Laplace Transform to solve Differential

Eqn. and Initial Value problem

We shall now discuss how the laplace transform
method solves ODEs and initial value problems.
We consider an initial value problem

y '' y t , y (0) 1, y ' (0) 1

 y '' y t , y (0) 1, y ' (0) 1
Step 1, Setting up the subsidiary eqn.Y Ly
'
L y sY y (0)
Ly s Y sy (0) y (0)
'' 2 '

L y Ly Lt
''

2 1
'
s Y sy (0) y (0) Y 2
s
2 1
s Y s (1) 1 Y 2
s
Step 2, Simplifica tion and partial fraction gives
1 As B Cs D
2 1 2 2
2
2
( s 1)Y s 1 2 s ( s 1) s s 1
s 1 ( As B )( s 2 1) (Cs D) s 2
s 1 1
Y 2 2 2 1 As 3 As Bs 2 B Cs 3 Ds 2
s 1 s ( s 1) 1 ( A C ) s 3 ( B D) s 2 As B
s 1 1 1 B 1, A 0, C 0, D B 1
2 2
( s 1)( s 1) s s 1 so,
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2
2 2 2 2
s ( s 1) s s 1
s 1 s s 1
Partial fraction
 Step 3, Inverse Laplace Transform and
obtain the solution

y (t ) L Y
1

1 1 1 1 1
y (t ) L Y L
1 1
L 2 L 2
s 1 s s 1
t
e t sinh t
 Question

By using Laplace Transform method,

solve the following differential equation
with the given initial value

y '2 y 4, y ( 0) 1
Answer
2x
y ( x) 3e 2