University of Benghazi
 
Faculty of Engineering
 

 
Civil Engineering Department
 

Numerical Analysis CE 501

Homework No.3
Fourier series 
 

Submitted to:
Prof. Salem Alsanusi
31, Oct, 2022

Prepared by:
Bashir A. El-Saadawi
 CE 501 Numerical Analysis
 
Q1) Find fourier coefficients and fourier series in expanded formula.
𝑥, 0 𝑥 𝜋
a) 𝑓 𝑥
𝜋, 𝜋 𝑥 2𝜋
Sol:

𝑎
𝑓 𝑥 𝑎 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑏 sin 𝑛𝑥
2

1 1
𝑎 𝑓 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝜋 𝑑𝑥
𝜋 𝜋

1 𝑥 1 𝜋
𝑎 𝜋 2𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
𝜋 2 𝜋 2
𝑎
2

1 1
𝑎 𝑓 𝑥 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝜋 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝜋 𝜋

1 𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥 1 cos 𝑛𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥

𝑎 𝜋 Note That: cos 𝑛𝜋 1  
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛

1 1 1 1
𝑎 0 0 0 0
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
1
𝑎 1 1
𝜋𝑛
2
, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 𝑜𝑑𝑑
𝑎 𝜋𝑛

0 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛

2
𝑎 , 𝑛 𝑜𝑑𝑑
𝜋𝑛

 
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1 1
𝑏 𝑓 𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝜋 sin 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝜋 𝜋

1 𝑥 cos 𝑛𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥 cos 𝑛𝑥

𝑏 𝜋
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛

1 𝜋 1 1 1
𝑏 0 0 0 𝜋
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛

1 𝜋 1 1 1 1 1 1
𝑏 𝜋
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛

n 1 2 3 4 5

2 2 2
an 0 0
𝜋 𝜋3 𝜋5
1 1 1 1
bn 1
2 3 4 5

𝑎
𝑓 𝑥 𝑎 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑏 sin 𝑛𝑥
2

1 3𝜋 2 1 1
𝑓 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0 cos 3𝑥 0 cos 5𝑥 ⋯
2 2 𝜋 3 5
1 1 1 1
1 sin 𝑥 sin 2𝑥 sin 3𝑥 sin 4𝑥 sin 5𝑥 ⋯
2 3 4 5

 
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3𝜋 2 1 1
𝑓 𝑥 cos 𝑥 cos 3𝑥 cos 5𝑥 ⋯
4 𝜋 3 5
1 1 1 1
sin 𝑥 sin 2𝑥 sin 3𝑥 sin 4𝑥 sin 5𝑥 ⋯
2 3 4 5

 
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𝜋 𝑥, 0 𝑥 𝜋
b) 𝑓 𝑥
0, 𝜋 𝑥 2𝜋
Sol:

𝑎
𝑓 𝑥 𝑎 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑏 sin 𝑛𝑥
2

1 1
𝑎 𝑓 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝜋 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 0 𝑑𝑥
𝜋 𝜋

1 𝑥 1 𝜋 𝜋
𝑎 𝜋𝑥 𝜋 𝜋
𝜋 2 𝜋 2 2 𝑎
2

1 1
𝑎 𝑓 𝑥 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝜋 𝑥 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 0 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝜋 𝜋

1 sin 𝑛𝑥 1 cos 𝑛𝑥
𝑎 𝜋 𝑥
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
1 1
𝑎 0 0 1 1
𝜋 𝑛
1
𝑎 1 1
𝜋𝑛
2
, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 𝑜𝑑𝑑
𝑎 𝜋𝑛

0 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛

2
𝑎 , 𝑛 𝑜𝑑𝑑
𝜋𝑛

 
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1 1
𝑏 𝑓 𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝜋 𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥 0 sin 𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝜋 𝜋

1 cos 𝑛𝑥 sin 𝑛𝑥
𝑏 𝜋 𝑥
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛
1 𝜋
𝑏 0 0 0
𝜋 𝑛

1 𝜋 1
𝑏 1
𝜋 𝑛 𝑛 𝑏  
𝑛

n 1 2 3 4 5

2 2 2
an 0 0
𝜋 𝜋3 𝜋5
1 1 1 1
bn 1
2 3 4 5

𝑎
𝑓 𝑥 𝑎 cos 𝑛𝑥 𝑏 sin 𝑛𝑥
2

1 𝜋 2 1 1
𝑓 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0 cos 3𝑥 0 cos 5𝑥 ⋯
2 2 𝜋 3 5
1 1 1 1
sin 𝑥 sin 2𝑥 sin 3𝑥 sin 4𝑥 sin 5𝑥 ⋯
2 3 4 5

 
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𝜋 2 1 1
𝑓 𝑥 cos 𝑥 cos 3𝑥 cos 5𝑥 ⋯
4 𝜋 3 5
1 1 1 1
sin 𝑥 sin 2𝑥 sin 3𝑥 sin 4𝑥 sin 5𝑥 ⋯
2 3 4 5

 
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