Signals and Systems I (2016506)

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Tutorial 8 - Properties of Fourier Transforms

exercises
 
A direct application of the synthesis and analysis equations is strictly FORBIDDEN to
solve any of the following exercises

CT Fourier Transform

1. The Fourier Transforms of the signals x1 (t) and x2 (t) are given by

5 (1 + jω )
X1 ( jω ) =
8 − ω 2 + 6jω
5 + jω
X2 ( jω ) = 2
−ω + 2jω + 1

Without finding x1 (t) and x2 (t), find the Fourier Transforms of the following
a) x1 (t − 3)
b) x1 (4t)
c) e− j2t x1 (t)
d) x1 (−2t)
e) x2 (2t − 5)
f) tx2 (t)
g) x2 (t) sin (2t)
d2
h) dt2
[ x2 (t)]
2. Let a signal x (t) have the Fourier Transform X ( jω ) shown in Figure 1

X(jω)

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

ω
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3

Figure 1: Signal for Exercise 2

Without computing x (t), sketch Y ( jω ) = F {y (t)} when

 a) y (t) = x (2t)
b) y (t) = x 4t

c) y (t) = x (t) cos (2t)

d) y (t) = x (t) sin (2t)

3. Use the Properties of the CTFT to compute the spectral representation of

a) x (t) = sin (2πt + 45◦ )
b) x (t) = 1 + cos (6πt + 22.5◦ )
c) x (t) = sin (2t) u (t)
d) Signal in Figure 2
x(t)

1.0

0.5

t(s)
-2 -1 1 2

-0.5

-1.0

Figure 2: Signal for Exercise 3.d)

e) Signal in Figure 3
x(t)

t(s)
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6

-2

-4

Figure 3: Signal for Exercise 3.e)

4. Find the signal corresponding to each of the following CT Fourier Transforms

2jω
a) X ( jω ) = 1+ jω
jω
b) X ( jω ) = −ω 2 +5jω +6

c) X ( jω ) = 10e−|ω |
d) X ( jω ) = π [u (ω + 1) − u (ω − 1)]
sin2 (3ω ) cos(ω )
e) X ( jω ) = ω2

5. The input and output of a causal LTI system are related by the following differential
equation
d2 d
2
[y (t)] + 6 [y (t)] + 8y (t) = 2x (t)
dt dt
 a) Find the impulse response of the system
b) What is the system output when the applied input is x (t) = te−2t u (t)?

6. Consider an LTI system whose response to the input

 
x (t) = e−t + e−3t u (t)

is  
y (t) = 2 e−t − e−4t u (t)

a) Find the frequency response of the system

b) Determine the impulse response of the system
c) Write the differential equation relating the input and output of the system

DT Fourier Transform

1. Use the properties of the DTFT to compute the spectral representation of

a) x [n] = an u [n] − sin [Ω0 n] with | a| < 1
b) Signal in Figure 4
x[n]
3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

n
-4 -2 2 4

Figure 4: Signal for Exercise 1.b)

c) x [n] = (0.5)n u [n − 2]
d) x [n] = (1.25)n u [−n]
(
1 −2 ≤ n ≤ 2
e) x [n] =
0 otherwise
f) x [n] = n (n + 1) (0.7)n u [n]
 
g) x [n] = cos πn5 ( u [ n ] − u [ n − 10])

2. The dynamics of a causal LTI system are described by the following difference equa-
tion
y [n] − ay [n − 1] = bx [n] + x [n − 1]

where a ∈ R and | a| < 1

a) Find a value of b such that the frequency response of the system satisfies

| H (Ω)| = 1 ∀ Ω

What would be an appropriate name for such system?

 b) Under this condition, find the output of the system when a = − 12 and the input
is  n
1
x [n] = u [n]
2
 n
3. A causal LTI System with impulse response h1 [n] = 31 u [n] is connected in parallel
with another causal LTI system with impulse response h2 [n]. The resulting intercon-
nection has the following frequency response
  −12 + 5e− jΩ
H e jΩ =
12 − 7e− jΩ + e− j2Ω

Determine h2 [n]

4. A DTLTI system is characterized by the difference equation

y [n] + y [n − 1] + 0.89y [n − 2] = x [n] + 2x [n − 1]

a) Compute the frequency response of the system

b) Determine the steady-state response of the system to the following input signals
i. x [n] = 2 sin [0.3πn]
ii. x [n] = 3 cos [0.1πn] − 5 sin [0.2πn]
Hint: if a DTLTI system with impulse response h [n] is BIBO stable, then the output
excited by x [n] = sin [Ω0 n] approaches

yss := lim y [n] = | H (Ω0 )| sin [Ω0 n + ∠ H (Ω0 )]

n→∞