EEC-104: Signals and Systems
Tutorial Sheet – 03
1. Determine the unit impulse response h(t) for a system specified by the equation
(𝐷 2 + 3𝐷 + 2) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐷𝑥(𝑡)
2. Determine the complex exponential Fourier series representation for each of the following
signals:
a. 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝜔0 𝑡)
𝜋
b. 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (2𝑡 + 4 )
c. 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4𝑡 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 6𝑡
d. 𝑥(𝑡) = sin2 𝑡
3. Consider the periodic square wave x(t) shown in the figure below.
a. Determine the complex exponential Fourier series of x(t).
b. Determine the trigonometric Fourier series of x(t).
4. Consider the periodic square wave x(t) shown in the figure below.
a. Determine the complex exponential Fourier series of x(t). Plot the spectra.
b. Determine the trigonometric Fourier series of x(t) and report it in compact form. Plot the
spectra.
5. Consider a causal LTI system implemented as the RLC circuit shown in the Figure below. In this
circuit, x(t) is the input voltage. The voltage y(t) across the capacitor is considered the system
output.
(a) Find the differential equation relating x(t) and y(t).
(b) Determine the frequency response of this system by considering the output of the system to
inputs of the form
𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑒 𝑗𝑤𝑡 .
(c) Determine the output y(t) if 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑡).
6. A continuous-time periodic signal x(t) is real valued and has a fundamental period T = 8. The
nonzero Fourier series coefficients for x(t) are specified as
𝑎1 = 𝑎1∗ = 𝑗, 𝑎5 = 𝑎−5 = 2.
Express x(t) in the form
∞
∑ 𝐴𝑘 𝐶𝑜𝑠(𝜔𝑘 𝑡 + 𝜙𝑘 )
𝐾=0
7. Let
𝑡 ; 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 1
𝑥(𝑡) = {
1 − 𝑡 ; 𝑓𝑜𝑟 1 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 2
be a periodic signal with fundamental period T = 2 and Fourier coefficients ak.
(a) Determine the value of ao.
𝑑𝑥(𝑡)
(b) Determine the Fourier series representation of 𝑑𝑡
.
(c) Use the result of part (b) and the differentiation property of the continuous-time Fourier series
to help determine the Fourier series coefficients of x(t).