School of Engineering

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Semester: Spring 2014/2015
Course: Signals & Systems EENG385

Instructors: Dr. Ziad Noun, Dr. Hayssam El-Hajj, Dr. Ziad Daher, Dr. Lina Moustapha, Dr. Hussein
Hijazi, Dr. Michel Nahas and Dr. Walid El-Kaakour

Final Examination
Date: Friday 12 June 2015, Time: 2-4 (120 minutes)

Student Name: ____________________________ Student ID: _______________ Section: ____

There are 4 questions in the booklet each has several parts, please answer all parts of the 4 questions to the
best of your ability.

Marking Scheme

Questions Weight Mark

Question 1 25 points
Question 2 25 points
Question 3 25 points
Question 4 25 points
Total 100 points

1. This booklet contains 12 pages including this one. Make sure all these pages are attached.
2. Closed book examination.
3. Do not take the staple out. The exam booklet must remain intact.
4. Cheating penalty will be an “F” grade on the exam.
5. Programmable calculators are not allowed.
6. Mobile phones/devices are to be turned off and stowed away.

Good luck

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Question 1: [25 points]
A periodic signal x(t) of period 2π is shown below

x(t)

1
t
-2π -π π 2π

a) Find the complex Fourier coefficients of the Fourier series of x(t) [15 points]

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b) Plot the Fourier series spectrum of x(t) [10 points]

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Question 2: [25 points]
a) Consider a linear, time invariant system with impulse response
sin(3𝑡𝑡)
ℎ(𝑡𝑡) = 2
𝑡𝑡
By means of the Fourier transform, find the system output 𝑦𝑦(𝑡𝑡) if the input is: [12 points]
𝑥𝑥(𝑡𝑡) = cos(𝑡𝑡) + sin(4𝑡𝑡)

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b) Is this system causal? [5 points]

c) Find the system output if the input is changed to: [8 points]

𝑥𝑥(𝑡𝑡) = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 (2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋)

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Question 3: [25 points]

For the electrical network shown in the figure above, find the following:

𝑉𝑉2 (𝑠𝑠)
1. Find the Transfer function 𝐻𝐻(𝑠𝑠) = [10 points]
𝑉𝑉1 (𝑠𝑠)

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2. Find ℎ(𝑡𝑡) using unilateral Laplace inverse. (For t > 0). [15 points]

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Question 3: [25 points]
A.We consider the following differential equation:
𝑑𝑑 3 𝑦𝑦(𝑡𝑡) 𝑑𝑑 2 𝑦𝑦(𝑡𝑡) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑(𝑡𝑡) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑(𝑡𝑡)
+ 4 + 5 = − + 5𝑥𝑥(𝑡𝑡)
𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 3 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

1- Find the transfer function of the differential equation [5 points]

2- Discuss the stability of this system [3 points]

3- Find the unit step response of the differential equation [10 points]

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4- Deduce the impulse response of the system [7 points]

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Fourier:

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Laplace:

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