Tutorial Sheet - 1 (Fourier Transforms)
Mathematics - III (MA-201), July-December, 2025
(1) Find the Fourier series for the functions given by
(i) (
−k, −π < x < 0,
f (x) =
k, 0 < x < π,
The function is periodic outside of this range with period 2π.
(ii) exp(2x); −π < x < π
(iii) | sin x |; −π < x < π
(iv) x + x2 ; −π < x < π and hence prove that
X 1 π2
= .
n≥1
n2 6
(2) Determine the Fourier series to represent the function f (x) = 2x
in the range −π to π.
(3) Find the Fourier sine series for
(i) (
x, 0 < x < π2 ,
f (x) =
π − x, π2 < x < π,
(ii) (
sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π4 ,
f (x) =
cos x, π4 ≤ x ≤ π2 ,
(iii)
f (x) = ex ; 0 < x < 1
(4) Find the Fourier cosine series for
(i)
f (x) = (x − 1)2 ; 0 < x < 1
1 1
(ii) f (x) = x sin x in 0 < x < π, and hence show that 1.3
− 3.5 +
1
5.7
− . . . = π−2
4
(5) Determine the half-range Fourier cosine series to represent the
function
f (x) = 3x in the range 0 ≤ x ≤ π.
(6) Find the Fourier integral representation of the function
(
1, |x| < a,
f (x) =
0, |x| > a.
1
2
R∞ sin(τ a) cos(τ x)
Hence evaluate −∞ τ
dτ and deduce the integral value
R∞
of 0 sinu
u
du
(7) Find the Fourier integral representation
R∞of the function f (x) =
e−x , and deduce the integral value of 0 xsinx π −t
2 +t2 dx = 2t e .
(8) Find the Fourier sine integral for
(i)
(
sinx, 0 ≤ x ≤ π,
f (x) =
0, x > π.
(ii)
(
1 − x2 , 0 < x < 1,
f (x) =
0, x > 1,
(iii)
(
π
2
, 0 ≤ x ≤ π,
f (x) =
0, x > π,
R∞ 1−cosωπ
and hence evaluate 0 ω
sinωxdω.
(9) Find the Fourier cosine integral for
(i)
(
sinx, 0 ≤ x ≤ π,
f (x) =
0, x > π.
(ii)
(
1, 0 < x < 1,
f (x) =
0, x > 1.
(10) Find the Fourier transform of
(i)
x2
f (x) = e− 2 ; −∞ < x < −∞
(ii)
(
|x|, −1 < x < 1,
f (x) =
0, otherwise.
(iii)
(
a2 − x2 , |x| < a,
f (x) =
0, |x| > a.
3
R∞ sinx−xcosx
Hence evaluate 0 x3
dx
(11) Find the Fourier sine transform of
(i)
e−ax
f (x) =
x
(ii) (
k, 0 < x < a,
f (x) =
0, x > a,
(iii)
4x,
0 < x < 1,
f (x) = 4 − x, 1 < x < 4,
0, x>4
(12) Find the Fourier cosine transform of
(i)
f (x) = ae−αx + be−βx ; α, β > 0
(ii) (
cosx, 0 < x < a,
f (x) =
0, x ≥ a.
(
R∞ 1 − s, 0 ≤ s ≤ 1,
(13) Solve the integral equation 0 f (x)cos(sx)dx =
0, s > 1.
R∞ 2
Hence prove that 0 sint2 t dt = π2 .