To solve the given initial value problem using the Laplace transform, we need to apply the following procedure step by step:

Given: $y'' + 3xy' - 6y = 3$ with initial conditions: $y(0) = 0, \quad y'(0) = 0$

Step 1: Take the Laplace Transform of both sides

First, we recall that the Laplace transforms of the derivatives are: $\mathcal{L}\{y'(t)\} = pY(p) - y(0)$ $\mathcal{L}\{y''(t)\} = p^2Y(p) - py(0) - y'(0)$

Since the initial conditions are given as $y(0) = 0$ and $y'(0) = 0$, these simplify to: $\mathcal{L}\{y'(t)\} = pY(p)$ $\mathcal{L}\{y''(t)\} = p^2Y(p)$

Now, taking the Laplace transform of the entire equation $y'' + 3xy' - 6y = 3$, we handle each term separately:

• For $y''$, the Laplace transform is $p^2Y(p)$.
• For $3xy'$, we use the fact that the Laplace transform of $x \cdot f(x)$ is $-\frac{d}{dp}F(p)$ (where $F(p)$ is the Laplace transform of $f(x)$).

Thus, $\mathcal{L}\{3xy'(t)\}$ becomes: $3 \cdot \left(-\frac{d}{dp} Y(p)\right)$

• For $-6y$, the Laplace transform is $-6Y(p)$.
• The Laplace transform of the constant $3$ is $\frac{3}{p}$.

Putting it all together, we have the Laplace transformed equation: $p^2Y(p) + 3\left(-\frac{d}{dp} Y(p)\right) - 6Y(p) = \frac{3}{p}$

Step 2: Solve the resulting equation

Rewriting: $p^2Y(p) - 3\frac{d}{dp}Y(p) - 6Y(p) = \frac{3}{p}$

This is a differential equation in $Y(p)$, and we need to solve it.

Step 3: Find the solution to this equation

At this point, solving this equation for $Y(p)$ typically requires handling the differential term and finding the general solution using standard methods. However, based on the given instruction that $\frac{e^{p^2/6}}{p^3}$ is not the Laplace transform of any exponentially bounded function, we conclude that after solving for $Y(p)$, we can either find an inverse Laplace transform or determine the nature of the solution that satisfies the boundary conditions.

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