Linear Systems EC301- Spring 2024
Problem set 5:
The Continuous-Time Fourier Transform
∞
1. Using 𝑋(𝜔) = ∫−∞ 𝑥(𝑡)𝑒 −𝑗𝜔𝑡 𝑑𝑡, find the Fourier transforms of the signals x(t) in
Figure 1.
Figure 1
1 ∞
2. Using 𝑥(𝑡) = ∫ 𝑋(𝜔)𝑒 𝑗𝜔𝑡 𝑑𝜔, find the inverse Fourier transforms of the spectra
2𝜋 −∞
in Figure 2.
Figure 2
3. Compute the Fourier transform of each of the following signals:
a) [𝑒 −𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔0 𝑡]𝑢(𝑡), 𝑎 > 0
b) 𝑒 −5|𝑡| 𝑠𝑖𝑛 4𝑡
4. Determine the continuous-time signal corresponding to each of the following
transforms.
a) 𝑋(𝜔) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠(8𝜔 + 𝜋/5)
b) 𝑋(𝜔) as in Figure 3
Figure 3
𝜔
5. Consider the fact that the τ -duration triangle function tri( 𝜏 ) has inverse Fourier
𝜏 𝑡𝜏
transform 4𝜋 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐 2 4 . Use the duality property to determine the Fourier transform
𝑌(𝜔) of signal 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑟𝑖(𝑡).
6. The input and the output of a stable and causal LTI system are related by the
differential equation
𝑑 2 𝑦(𝑡) 𝑑𝑦(𝑡)
+ 5 + 6 𝑦( 𝑡) = 2 𝑥(𝑡 )
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
(a) Find the impulse response of this system.
(b) What is the response of this system if 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑒 −3𝑡 𝑢(𝑡)?