Chapter 5 Solutions 331

Problem 5.18 Repeat Problem 5.16 for f (t) = | sin(4π t)|.

Solution:
f(t)
π/2

t
T

Similar to Problem 5.16:

1
T= s
4
and ω0 = (8π ) rad/s.
f (t) has even symmetry.

bn = 0
Z T
1
a0 = | sin(4π t)| dt
T 0
Z 1/4
=4 sin(4π t) dt
0

cos(4π t) 1/4
= −4 ×
4π 0
2
=
π
Z
2 T
an = | sin(4π t)| cos(8π nt) dt
T 0
Z
8 1/4
= sin(4π t) cos(8π nt) dt
2 0
Z 1/4
=4 [sin(4π (1 + 2n)t) + sin(4π (1 − 2n)t)] dt
0
 
cos(4π (1 + 2n)t) cos(4π (1 − 2n)t) 1/4
= −4 + 
4π (1 + 2n) 4π (1 − 2n) 0
1 − cos(π (1 + 2n)) 1 − cos(π (1 − 2n)) 4 cos 8π nt
an = + =
π (1 + 2n) π (1 − 2n) π − 4n2 π
∞  
2 1 − cos(π (1 + 2n)) 1 − cos(π (1 − 2n))
∴ f (t) = + ∑ + cos(8π nt)
π n=1 π (1 + 2n) π (1 − 2n)
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f(t)
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0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0 t (s)
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