EE-612 Digital Signal Processing
Tutorial-0
Representation of Signals
1. For the signal f(t) shown in Fig.1 sketch f(-t).
f(t)
et/2
-7
-5
-3
-1
Fig.1
2. In the Fig.2 the signal f1(t) = f(-t). Express the signals f2(t), f3(t),f4(t) and f5(t) in terms of
signals f(t), f1(t) and the time shifted, time scaled, or time inverted versions.
f(t)
1
-1
f1(t)
f2(t)
f4(t)
f3(t)
f5(t)
1.5
-1
-1/2
1/2
Fig.2
3. For the signal f(t) depicted in Fig.3, sketch f(-t), f(t+6),f(3t),f(t/2).
f(t)
0.5
0
12
15
24
-1
Fig.3
4. For the signal f(t) shown in Fig.4, sketch f(t-4), f(t/1.5),f(-t),f(2t-4),f(2-t).
f(t)
4
2
-4
Fig.4
5. Sketch the signals: (a) u(t-5)-u(t-7) (b) u(t-5)+u(t-7) (c) t2[u(t-1)-u(t-2)]
(d) (t-4)[u(t-2)-u(t-4)].
6. Express each of the signals shown in Fig.6 by a single expression valid for all t.
f1t)
f2t)
4
t2
4
-1
-4
Fig.6
2
7. Let x(t) and y(t) be given in Fig. 7 (a) and 7 (b) respectively. Sketch the following
signals.
(a) x(t) y(t-1) (b) x(t-1) y(-t) (c) x(t+1) y(t-2) (d) x(t)y(-1-t) (e) x(t) y(2-t)
x(t)
y(t)
-1
-2
0
-1
0
-1
-1
Fig.7
(f) x(2t) y((1/2)t+1) (g) x(4-t) y(t)
8. Fig. 8 shows the staircase like signal x(t) that may be viewed as the superposition of four
rectangular pulses. Express x(t) in terms of g(t).
x(t)
4
3
2
g(t)
1
-1
Fig.8