EENG 271

SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

LECTURE (2)

LINEAR FUNCTION
Ebrahim A.Rahman

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

University of Bahrain
 Outline

• Straight Line
• Operations
• Line Equation
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Straight Line
y t   a t
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Straight Line
 b
y t   a t  b  a t  
 a
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Operations
y 1 t   a t y 2 t   b t

y  t   y 1  t   y 2 t  y t   y 1 t   y 2 t 
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Line Equation

f (t) f (t) f (t)

(x1,y1)
m m
cy
(x2,y2)
t t t
–cx

f t   m t  c y f t   y 1 y 2  y 1
f  t   m t  c x  
t  x1 x 2  x1
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Example(1)
For the signal shown in the figure, find the function of x(t)
x(t)
2

1 3
t
2
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Example(2)
Let x1(t) = 2 t, t ≥ 0. For the following x2(t), find x1(t) + x2(t)
graphically:

 x2(t) = – ( t – 1), t ≥ 1  x2(t) = –2 ( t – 1), t ≥ 1

Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Example(2)

 x2(t) = –3 ( t – 1), t ≥ 1  x2(t) = –4 ( t – 1), t ≥ 1

Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Example(3)
For the signal shown in the figure, plot:
0.5 x(t) and 0.5 x2(t).
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Example(5)
d
For the given x(t), plot x t  .
dt
x(t)

1 2 3
t
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Example(7)
t
For the given x(t), find and plot  x   d.
x(t) 

1
t
Straight Line Operations Line Equation

Example(9)
t
For the given i (t), plot  i   d 

i(t)

1 3
t
2 4