1 ECE-S303: Signals and Systems II

Midterm III Part A: Summer 2019-20

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Problem Points Score

1 Compactness and
Unitary Transforms 20
2 Difference equation, transfer function, 30
stability and step response and FVT
3 Inverse of Bilinear Z-Transform
and DTFT NA
4 Concept Questions NA
And simple computations
Total Part 50
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Problem 1: Given a 2-dimensional vector space (random) where:

2 0.7 𝑥1
𝐸[𝑥] = 0 𝑐𝑜𝑣[𝑥] = [𝑅] = [ ] 𝑥 = [𝑥 ]
0.7 2 2

a) (5 points) What is the energy in 𝑥 ?

Given the optimal basis set with respect to compactness

1.3 0 𝑏
𝐸[ 𝑏] = 0 𝑐𝑜𝑣[𝑏] = [𝑅𝑏 ] = [ ] 𝑏 = [ 1 ] and 𝑥 = 𝑏1 𝜙̂1 + 𝑏2 𝜙
̂2 where
0 2.7 𝑏2
𝜙̂1 = 1 [−1] and 𝜙 ̂2 = 1 [ 1 ] with eigenvalues 𝜆1 = 1.3 𝜆2 = 2.7
√2 1 √2 1

̂1 , 𝜙
b) (5 points) Show that [𝜙] = [𝜙 ̂2 ] is a unitary transform.

c) (5 points) What is the energy in 𝑏 ? Is the energy the same as part a?

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d) (5 points) Write an expression for an estimation of 𝑥 where 𝑒𝑚 is minimized. What is the
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percentage of the total energy in the estimate? What is the energy in 𝑒𝑚 ?

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Problem 2: Given the following difference equation for a LTI causal system:
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𝑦[𝑛] − 𝑦[𝑛 − 2] = 𝑟[𝑛]
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𝑌(𝑧)
a) (5 points) Compute the transfer function . Report your results in positive powers of
𝑅(𝑧)
z and with the denominator factored. Keep fractions it is much easier.
b) (5 points) Is the system stable? Explain why or why not. Give two reasons.
c) (10 points) Find the step response, if r[n] = 64u[n], 64 times the discrete unit step.
d) (5 points) Using the Z-transform, determine the final value of the step response. Verify
your result against y[n] found in part c
e) (5 points) Using the Z-transform determine the initial value of the step response. Verify
against y[n] found in part c.

Part a

Part b
• Reason 1:

• Reason 2:

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Part c - Step response.

Part d - Final value theorem

Part e – Initial Value theorem

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