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11.3: Properties of the Laplace Transform

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    Table \(\PageIndex{1}\): Table of Laplace Transform Properties.
    Property Signal Laplace Transform Region of Convergence
    Linearity \(\alpha x_{1}(t)+\beta x_{2}(t)\) \(\alpha X_{1}(s)+\beta X_{2}(s)\) At least \(\mathrm{ROC}_{1} \cap \mathrm{ROC}_{2}\)
    Time Shifting \(x(t−\tau)\) \(e^{-(s \tau)} X(s)\) \(\mathrm{ROC}\)
    Frequency Shifting (modulation) \(e^{\eta t} x(t)\) \(X(s-\eta)\) Shifted \(\mathrm{ROC}\) (\(s-\eta\) must be in the region of convergence)
    Time Scaling \(x(\alpha t)\) \((1-|\alpha|) X(s-\alpha)\) Scaled \(\mathrm{ROC}\) (\(s-\alpha\) must be in the region of convergence)
    Conjugation \(x^*(t)\) \(X^*(s^*)\) \(\mathrm{ROC}\)
    Convolution \(x_{1}(t) * x_{2}(t)\) \(X_{1}(t) X_{2}(t)\) At least \(\mathrm{ROC}_{1} \cap \mathrm{ROC}_{2}\)
    Time Differentiation \(\frac{d}{d t} x(t)\) \(sX(s)\) At least \(\mathrm{ROC}\)
    Frequency Differentiation \((-t)x(t)\) \(\frac{d}{d s} X(s)\) \(\mathrm{ROC}\)
    Integration in Time \(\int_{-\infty}^{t} x(\tau) d \tau\) \((1-s) X(s)\) At least \(\operatorname{ROC} \cap(\operatorname{Re}(s)>0)\)

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