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10. THE LAPLACE TRANSFORM

Definition (10.2 Exponential Order). A function f (t) is said to be of

exponential order as t if there are constants , M , and t1 such that
|f (t)| M et

for all

t > t1.

Notation. If f (t) is of exponential order , we write

f (t) = O(et) (as t ).

O(et) is read as Big Oh of et.

Example.
(1) f (t) = e5t sin 2t.

|f (t)| = |e5t sin 2t| e5t =

f (t) = O(e5t)
f (t) is exponential order 5.