ELEC1010 Homework 1 [20] Deadline: 10pm on 08 Oct (Fri)

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1. Find the period (if possible) of the following continuous signal: [6]
a) sin(12𝜋𝑡) + sin(54𝜋𝑡) + sin(36𝜋𝑡)
b) 2sin 𝑡 + 3sin 𝑡
c) 5 sin(4𝜋𝑡) + sin(9𝑡)

Solution:
a) Period = s

b) Period: 4.8𝑠

c) Not periodic, cannot find the period.

𝑓1 = 2, 𝑓2 = ; if periodic, = 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠

2. Suppose 𝑠(𝑡) = sin(6𝜋𝑡) + 2 sin(12𝜋𝑡) + 4sin(24𝜋𝑡) + 6 sin(48𝜋𝑡) + sin(66𝜋𝑡) is

passed through the system as shown: [10]

a) Sketch 𝑆(𝑓).
b) Sketch 𝑌(𝑓) if 𝑓 = 15 𝐻𝑧.
c) What is the fundamental frequency of 𝑠(𝑡).
d) What are the harmonics of 𝑌(𝑓).
e) If the filter H(f) is replaced by a bandpass filter G(f) as shown below, sketch Z(𝑓).

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 G(f)

Z (f)

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 Solution:

a)

S(f)
7

5
amplitude

0
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33
frequency (Hz)

b)
amplitude

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c) The fundamental frequency is: 3 Hz

d) First harmonic (1st), second harmonic (2nd) and fourth harmonic (4th)

e)

Z(f)
Y(f)
7

5
amplitude

0
0 3 6 9 12 15
frequency (Hz)

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3. From question 2 signal 𝑌(𝑓): [4]

a) Plot the fundamental frequency of 𝑌(𝑓) ONLY in the time domain and show TWO
completed cycles (periods) of that signal using Microsoft Excel.
b) Plot the signal 𝑌(𝑓) in the time domain and show TWO completed cycles (periods)
using Microsoft Excel.

[*Note: guidelines on using EXCEL for plotting the sine function are provided on Canvas]

Solution:

Part a)
1.5

0.5

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
-0.5

-1

-1.5

Part b)
8

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
-2

-4

-6

-8

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