EE1101 Signals and Systems JAN—MAY 2020
Tutorial 10
April 29, 2020
1. Sketch the pole-zero plot corresponding Let X(s) and Y (s) denote Laplace trans-
to the following causal system functions: forms of x(t) and y(t), respectively, and
s−2 let H(s) denote the Laplace transform of
(a) 2 h(t), the system impulse response.
s + 8s + 15
s+1 (a) Determine H(s) as a ratio of two
(b)
(s + 2)2 (s + 3) polynomials in s. Sketch the pole-
zero pattern of H(s).
2s2 + s + 1
(c) (b) Determine h(t) for each of the fol-
s(s + 2)
lowing cases:
2s + 1
(d) (a) The system is stable.
(s + 2)(s2 + 1)2
(b) The system is causal.
Which of the above system functions cor-
respond to BIBO stable systems? (c) The system is neither stable nor
causal.
2. Determine the BIBO stability and causal-
ity for the following Laplace transforms: 5. The system function of a causal LTI sys-
tem is
2s + 5
(a) ; −3 < Re(s) < −2 s+1
(s + 2)(s + 3) H(s) = .
2s − 5 s2 + 2s + 2
(b) ; 2 < Re(s) < 3
(s − 2)(s − 3) Determine the response y(t) when the in-
2s + 3 put is
(c) ; Re(s) > −1
(s + 1)(s + 2)
x(t) = e−|t| , −∞ < t < ∞.
2s + 3
(d) ; Re(s) < −2
(s + 1)(s + 2)
6. Suppose we are given the following in-
3. A causal LTI system is described by the formation about a causal and stable LTI
s+3 system with impulse response h(t) and a
system function H(s) = .
(s + 2)3 rational system function H(s):
(a) Find the impulse response of the sys- (a) When the input is u(t), the output
tem. is absolutely integrable.
(b) For the input signal x(t) = 10u(t), (b) When the input is tu(t), the output
calculate the final value of the out- is not absolutely integrable.
put y(t) of the above system without
d2 h(t) dh(t)
explicitly evaluating y(t). (c) The signal 2
+2 + 2h(t)
dt dt
is of finite duration.
4. Consider a continuous time LTI system
for which the input x(t) and output y(t) (d) H(s) has exactly one zero at infinity.
are related by the differential equation (e) H(1) = 0.2.
d2 y(t) dy(t) Determine H(s) and its region of conver-
− − 2y(t) = x(t). gence.
dt2 dt
7. Consider the system S characterized by of the system for t > 0− , given that
the differential equation
y(0− ) = 1, y 0 (0− ) = −1, y 00 (0− ) = 1
d3 y(t) d2 y(t) dy(t)
3
+ 6 2
+ 11 + 6y(t) = x(t)
dt dt dt
(c) Determine the output of S when the
(a) Determine the zero state response input is x(t) = e−4t u(t) and the ini-
for input x(t) = e−4t u(t). tial condition are the same as those
(b) Determine the zero input response specified in part b.
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