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Problem Set - 6
1. Determine the Fourier Transform of the following signals using the Fourier transform
analysis equation.
(a) e−2(t−1) u(t − 1)
(b) δ(t + 1) − δ(t − 1)
(c) 1 + cos(6πt + π8 )
(d) e−αt cos(ω0 t)u(t), α > 0.
−αt
(e) e sin(ω0 t)u(t), α > 0.
Ans:
e−jω
(a) 2+jω
(b) 2 cos(ωt)
(c) 2πδ(ω) + πeπ/8 δ(ω − 6π) + πe−π/8 δ(ω + 6π)
h i
1 1 1
(d) 2 α+j(ω−ω0 )
+ α+j(ω+ω0 )
h i
1 1 1
(e) 2j α+j(ω−ω0 )
− α+j(ω+ω0 )
2. Determine the Fourier transform of the following signals. (Use standard results along
with CTFT properties if needed.)
(a) e−3|t| sin(2t)
h ih i
sin(πt) sin(2π(t−1))
(b) πt π(t−1)
(c) u(−t)
(d) eat u(−t)
Ans:
3j 3j
(a) 9+(ω+2)2
+ 9+(w−2)2
(b)
e−jω , |ω| < π
1 (3π −jω
+ ω)e , −3π < ω < −π
2π
1
2π
(3π − ω)e−jω , −3π < ω < −π
0, otherwise.
1
(c) πδ(w) − jw
1
(d) a−jw
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3. Use the duality property to determine the Fourier transform of
1
x(t) = , a∈R
a2 + t2
Use the fact that the Fourier transform of e−a|t| is 2a
a2 +ω 2
.
π −a|ω|
Ans: a
e
4. Use the fact that e−at u(t) ↔ 1
a+jω
to find the inverse Fourier transform of
1
X(jω) = .
(a + jω)2
Ans: te−at u(t)
5. Consider a real signal x(t) and let X(jw) = A(w) + jB(w) where A and B are real
functions of w. Show that xe (t) ↔ A(w) and xo (t) ↔ jB(w) where xe (t) and xo (t) are
the even and odd parts of the signal x(t) respectively.
6. Consider a continuous time LTI system described by
dy(t)
+ 2y(t) = x(t).
dt
Using the Fourier transform, find the output y(t) to each of the following input signals:
(a) x(t) = e−t u(t)
(b) x(t) = u(t)
Ans: (a) y(t) = (e−t − e−2t )u(t) (b) 12 (1 − e−2t )u(t)
7. Consider a causal continuous time LTI system with frequency response H(jw) =
A(w) + jB(w). Show that the impulse response h(t) of the system can be obtained in
terms of A(w) or B(w) alone.
8. Consider an ideal low pass filter with frequency response
1, |w| < wc
H(jw) =
0, |w| > wc .
The input to this filter is x(t) = e−2t u(t). Find the value of wc such that this filter
passes exactly one-half of the normalized energy of the input signal x(t).
Ans: wc = 2rad/s.
sin(4(t − 1))
9. Consider an LTI system S with impulse response h(t) = . Determine the
π(t − 1)
output of S for each of the following inputs.
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(a) x1 (t) = cos(6t + π2 )
P∞ 1 k
(b) x2 (t) = k=0 sin(3kt)
2
sin(4(t + 1))
(c) x3 (t) =
π(t + 1)
sin(4t)
Ans: (a) y(t) = 0 (b) y(t) = 12 sin(3t − 1) (c) y(t) = πt
10. An ideal −900 phase shifter is defined by the frequency response
e−jπ/2 , w >0
H(jw) =
ejπ/2 , w < 0.
(a) Find the impulse response h(t) of this phase shifter.
(b) Find the output y(t) of this phase shifter system for an arbitrary input x(t).
(c) Find the output when input is cos(w0 t).
1 1 R ∞ x(τ )
Ans: (a) h(t) = πt
, (b) y(t) = π −∞ t−τ , (c) y(t) = sin(w0 t)
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