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Laplace Transforms · Challenge problem

A square wave has period 22: f(t)=1f(t) = 1 for 0≤t<10 \le t < 1 and f(t)=0f(t) = 0 for 1≤t<21 \le t < 2, repeated. Using the periodic-function formula L{f}=11−e−2s∫02f(t)e−st dt\mathcal{L}\{f\} = \dfrac{1}{1 - e^{-2s}}\displaystyle\int_0^2 f(t)e^{-st}\,dt, find L{f}\mathcal{L}\{f\} at s=ln⁡2s = \ln 2.