Midterm Test of Signals and Information
(1:00 hours)
Question 1. The two-sided spectrum representation of a real-valued signal x (t) is shown below
(frequency in Hz):
a) Determine the fundamental frequency ω 0, the number of terms N , and the Fourier Series
coefficients a k.
b) The signal x 2 ( t )=x ( t−0.05 ) is a time-delayed version of x (t). Determine the spectrum of
x 2 ( t ) . Simplify the numerical values for the complex amplitudes, so that the phases lie in ¿.
c) A third signal is defined as x 3 ( x )=x (t )e j210 πt . Determine the complex amplitude for the
frequency components of x 3 ( t ). Simplify the values for the complex amplitudes, so that the
phases lie in ¿.
Question 2. The spectrum diagram, which gives the frequency content of a continuous-time
signal, helps in determining the Nyquist rate for sampling that signal.
a) Given the signal x (t)=cos(4000 πt )cos (8000 πt), draw a sketch of its spectrum. Label the
frequencies and complex amplitudes of each component spectral line.
b) Determine the minimum sampling rate that can be used to sample x (t) without aliasing for
any of its components.
c) Given the signal r (t )=cos (3 ×106 πt)sin(5 ×106 πt)cos(7 × 106 πt ), determine the minimum
sampling rate to avoid aliasing for any of its components.
d) Given the signal v (t)=cos (3 ×106 πt)+sin (5× 106 πt )+ cos(7 × 106 πt ), determine the minimum
sampling rate to avoid aliasing for any of its components.
Question 3 We have three systems specified by the following difference equations:
S1 : y 1 [ n ]=x 1 [ n ] + x1 [n−1]
S2 : y 2 [ n ]=x 2 [ n ] −2 x 2 [n−2]
S3 : y 3 [ n ] =x3 [ n−1 ] −x3 [n−2]
a) Determine whether system S2 is (1) linear, (2) time-invariant, and (3) causal.
b) Suppose that the three systems are connected in cascade.
b. 1) Determine the impulse response h [n ], of the overall system.
b. 2) Write the input-output difference equation of the overall system.
c) If a new system is defined as ( S1 + S2 ¿∗S 3determine the impulse response h [n ] of this
configuration.