Tutorial Sheet – 1 (Fourier Transforms)

Mathematics-III (MA-201), August-December, 2021

1. Find the Fourier series for the functions given by

(i) 𝑒 !" ; -𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 (ii) |sin 𝑥| ; -𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋

(iii) 𝜋 − 𝑥 ; 0< 𝑥 < 2𝜋 (iv) 1 − 𝑥 # ; -1 < 𝑥 < 1

$! & & &

(v) 𝑥 + 𝑥 # ; -𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋, and hence prove that %
= &! + #! + '! +. . ..

$! )*+ ("
2. Prove that 𝑥 # = '
+ 4 ∑,
(-&(−1)
(
(!
; -𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋, and hence find the values of
& (/&)"#$ &
∑,
(-& , ∑,
(-& , and ∑,
(-& (#(/&)! .
(! (!

3. Find the Fourier sine series for

$
𝑥 if 0 < 𝑥 < #
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 $ (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 " in 0 < 𝑥 < 1
𝜋 − 𝑥 if # < 𝑥 < 𝜋

$
sin 𝑥 if 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1 in 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 (iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 $ $.
cos 𝑥 if 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ #

4. Find the Fourier cosine series for

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 ' in 0 < 𝑥 < 𝐿 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)# in 0 < 𝑥 < 1

& & & 5/#

(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥sin𝑥 in 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋, and hence show that &.' − '.3 + 3.4 −. . . = 1
.

5. Prove that for 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋

$! )*+ #" )*+ 1" )*+ %"

(i) 𝑥(𝜋 − 𝑥) = %
−< &!
+ #!
+ '!
+. . . =, hence by using Parseval’s formula,
& $%
deduce that ∑,
(-& (% = 67
.

8 +9: " +9: '" +9:3 "

(ii) 𝑥(𝜋 − 𝑥) = $ < &!
+ '!
+ 3!
+. . . =, hence by using Parseval’s formula,
& $%
deduce that ∑,
(-& (& = 613 .
 1, |𝑥| < 𝑎
6. Find the Fourier integral representation of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = > . Hence
0, |𝑥| > 𝑎
, +9: ;! )*+ ;" , +9: <
evaluate ∫/, ;
𝑑𝜏 and deduce the value of ∫7 <
𝑑𝑢.

7. Find the Fourier integral representation of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 /" , and deduce that
, +9: " $
∫7 " ! => !
𝑑𝑥 = #> 𝑒 /> .

8. Find the Fourier sine integral for

sin 𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 1 − 𝑥 # , 0 < 𝑥 < 1

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = F (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = >
0, 𝑥 > 𝜋 0, 𝑥 > 1
$
, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 , &/)*+ ?$
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = G # , and hence evaluate ∫7 ?
sin 𝜔𝑥 𝑑𝜔.
0, 𝑥 > 𝜋

9. Find the Fourier cosine integral for

sin 𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 1, 0 < 𝑥 < 1 &

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = F (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = F (iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = &=" ! .
0, 𝑥 > 𝜋 0, 𝑥 > 1

10. Find the Fourier transform of

! ⁄# |𝑥| , − 1 < 𝑥 < 1

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 /" ; −∞ < 𝑥 < ∞ (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = >
0, otherwise

𝑎# − 𝑥 # , |𝑥| < 𝑎 , +9: "/")*+ "

(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = > , hence evaluate ∫7 𝑑𝑥
0, |𝑥| > 𝑎 "'

(iv) 𝛿(𝑡 − 𝑎); 𝛿 denotes Dirac delta function.

11. Find the Fourier sine transform of

𝑘, 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑎 "

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 /" ; 𝑥 ≥ 0 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = > (iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = &=" !
0, 𝑥 > 𝑎

4𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 < 1

(iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 4 − 𝑥, 1 < 𝑥 < 4 .
0, 𝑥 > 4

12. Find the Fourier cosine transform of

cos 𝑥 , 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑎

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑒 /A" + 𝑏𝑒 /B" ; 𝛼, 𝛽 > 0 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = F
0, 𝑥 ≥ 𝑎

& " #
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = &=" ! (iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = W1 − $X .