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LTI System Analysis and Z-Transform Exercises

This document contains 5 questions from textbooks on signals and systems. Question 1 asks to determine the frequency response of a given difference equation and write a difference equation for a given frequency response. Question 2 asks to find the impulse response, frequency response, and step response of a system defined by a difference equation. Question 3 asks to find the impulse response and difference equation of a system, and determine input values that produce a constant output. Questions 4 asks to find the z-transform of several sequences.

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LTI System Analysis and Z-Transform Exercises

This document contains 5 questions from textbooks on signals and systems. Question 1 asks to determine the frequency response of a given difference equation and write a difference equation for a given frequency response. Question 2 asks to find the impulse response, frequency response, and step response of a system defined by a difference equation. Question 3 asks to find the impulse response and difference equation of a system, and determine input values that produce a constant output. Questions 4 asks to find the z-transform of several sequences.

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Tutorial 2 Questions

1 Questions 2.6 from the textbook


(a) Determine the frequency response H(ejω ) of the LTI system whose input and output satisfy the
difference equation
1
y[n] − y[n − 1] = x[n] + 2x[n − 1] + x[n − 2]. (1)
2
(b) Write a difference equation that characterises a system whose frequency response it

1 − 12 e−jω + e−j3ω
H(ejω ) = . (2)
1 + 12 e−jω + 34 e−j2ω

2 Question 2.9 from the textbook


Consider the difference equation
5 1 1
y[n] − y[n − 1] + y[n − 2] = x[n − 1] (3)
6 6 3
Find the impulse response, frequency response and step response if the system is causal and LTI.

3 Question 2.36 from the textbook


An LTI discrete-time system has frequency response given by

(1 − je−jω )(1 + je−jω )


H(ejω ) =
1 − 0.8e−jω
1 + e−j2ω
=
1 − 0.8e−jω
1 e−j2ω
= + (4)
1 − 0.8e−jω 1 − 0.8e−jω
(a) Find the impulse response of the system.
(b) Determine the difference equation.
(c) If the input is
x[n] = 4 + 2 cos(ω0 n), −∞ < n < ∞ (5)
find the values of ω0 so that the output be of the form

y[n] = A = constant, −∞ < n < ∞. (6)

What is the value of A?

4 Questions 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 from the textbook


Find the z-transform for the following sequences:

(a) x[n] = δ[n], x[n] = δ[n − 1], x[n] = δ[n + 1] (7)



n, 0 ≤ n ≤ N − 1
(b) x[n] = (8)
N, n ≥ N.

1
(c) x[n] = α|n|, 0 < |α| < 1 (9)

1, 0 ≤ n ≤ N − 1
(d) x[n] = (10)
0, otherwise


⎨n + 1, 0≤n≤N −1
(e) x[n] = 2N − 1 − n, N ≤ n ≤ 2(N − 1) (11)


0, otherwise.

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To derive the difference equation from the given frequency response H(e^{jω}), first express H(z) by transforming e^{-jω} terms into z^{-1}. This yields H(z) = (1 - 1/2 z^{-1} + z^{-3}) / (1 + 1/2 z^{-1} + 3/4 z^{-2}). The difference equation corresponding to this transfer function is obtained by multiplying both sides by the denominator in the z-domain: y[n] + 1/2 y[n-1] + 3/4 y[n-2] = x[n] - 1/2 x[n-1] + x[n-3].

To find the z-transform of this piecewise sequence, the sequence can be split and transformed separately. The z-transform of n for 0 ≤ n ≤ N-1 can be evaluated by summing z-transforms of individual sequences from 0 to N-1. For n = N onwards, the constant N introduces a simple geometric sequence transform. Combine these transforms to obtain the complete z-transform of the piecewise sequence .

To determine the output constant A, first identify conditions under which the input yields a constant output. If the input is constant or resonates at an eigenfrequency of the system, the result is a simple scaling by the DC gain. For input x[n] = 4 + 2 cos(ω₀n), evaluate this using constant components of the system’s response, typically requiring parameters like constant gains in the direct system path .

To find the impulse response h[n], we take the inverse Z-transform of the given frequency response, expressed in terms of z: H(z) = (1 - jz^{-1})(1 + jz^{-1}) / (1 - 0.8z^{-1}). Using partial fraction decomposition, express H(z) as a sum of simpler terms that can be individually inverse Z-transformed. The result is a sequence in the time domain, h[n], which corresponds to the system's impulse response .

A frequency response H(e^{jω}) equal to 1 for all ω implies that the system must perfectly transmit all frequencies without alteration. This condition means the system's difference equation is simply y[n] = x[n], indicating an identity system with direct transmission of input to output without modification or filtering effects .

The impulse response h[n] of the given LTI system can be found by taking the inverse Z-transform of H(z), where H(z) is derived from the system's difference equation transformed to the z-domain: H(z) = (1/3)z^{-1} / (1 - (5/6)z^{-1} + (1/6)z^{-2}). The frequency response H(e^{jω}) is the evaluation of H(z) on the unit circle. The step response can be found by convolving h[n] with the unit step function u[n], which is h[n] * u[n].

The z-transform of δ[n] is straightforwardly 1, as δ[n] represents the identity element of convolution. For δ[n-1], the z-transform is z^{-1} because it represents a unit delay. For δ[n+1], representing a unit advance, the z-transform is z, as each advance corresponds to multiplication by z in the z-domain .

For the given system, y[n] being constant implies H(e^{jω₀}) must be zero for ω₀ in the input. Evaluate the system's frequency response H(e^{jω}) at ω = 0 to determine conditions under which y[n] = A is constant. For x[n] = 4 + 2 cos(ω₀n), one condition is to ensure ω₀ aligns with frequencies where the response is nullifying the oscillatory components, often requiring ω₀ = 0 for constant scaling .

The frequency response H(e^{jω}) for the LTI system can be determined by taking the Z-transform of both sides of the difference equation y[n] - 1/2 y[n-1] = x[n] + 2x[n-1] + x[n-2]. This transforms the difference equation into H(z)(Y(z)) = X(z) + 2z^{-1}X(z) + z^{-2}X(z) - 1/2z^{-1}Y(z). Solving for H(z) gives H(z) = (1 + 2z^{-1} + z^{-2}) / (1 - 1/2z^{-1}). Evaluating H(z) on the unit circle (z = e^{jω}) gives H(e^{jω}) = (1 + 2e^{-jω} + e^{-j2ω}) / (1 - 1/2e^{-jω}).

To derive the difference equation, express the frequency response in terms of z: H(z) = 1 / (1 - 0.8z^{-1} + z^{-2}). This corresponds to a system of the form: (1 - 0.8z^{-1} + z^{-2})Y(z) = X(z). Applying inverse Z-transform, the difference equation is y[n] - 0.8y[n-1] + y[n-2] = x[n].

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