EE 220: Signals and Systems

Tutorial-5
Q. 1 Let x1 (t) be a continuous-time periodic signal with fundamental frequency ω1 and Fourier
coefficients ak . Given that

x2 (t) = x1 (1 − t) + x1 (t − 1) (1)

how is the fundamental frequency ω2 of x2 (t) related to ω1 ? Also, find a relationship between
the Fourier series coefficients bk of x2 (t) and the coefficients ak .
Q.2 Suppose we are given the following information about a signal x(t):
1. x(t) is real and odd.
2. x(t) is periodic with period T=2 and has Fourier coefficients ak .
3. ak = 0 for |k| > 1.
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4. 21 0 |x(t)|2 dt = 1.
Specify two different signals that satisfy these conditions. You may need to apply Parseval’s
relation to solve this problem which says that:
Z ∞
1 X
|x(t)|2 dt = |ak |2 (2)
T k=−∞
T

Q. 3 Suppose we are given with following information about a signal x(t).

1. x(t) is a real signal.
2. x(t) is periodic with period T = 6.
3. ak = 0 for k = 0 and |k| > 2.
4. x(t) = −x(t − 3).
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5. 16 −3 |x(t)|2 dt = 21 .
6. a1 is a positive real number.
Show that x(t) = A cos(Bt + C), and determine the values of the constants A, B and C.

 t,

 0≤t≤1
Q. 4 Let x(t) = 


2 − t, 1 ≤ t ≤ 2

be a periodic signal with fundamental period T = 2 and Fourier coefficients ak .
a. Determine the value of a0 .
dx(t)
b. Determine the Fourier series representation of dt .

c. Use the result of part(b) and the differentiation property of the continuous-time Fourier series
to help determine the Fourier series coefficients of x(t). Note that the differentiation property
says that

FS
x(t)←→ak (3)
dx(t) FS
←→ jkw0 ak (4)
dt

Q. 5 Consider the following two continuous-time signals with fundamental period of T = 1/2
x(t) = cos(4πt)
y(t) = sin(4πt)
a. Determine the Fourier series coefficients of x(t).
b. Determine the Fourier series coefficients of y(t).
c. Use the results of part(a) and (b), along with the multiplication property of the continuous-
time Fourier series, to determine the Fourier series coefficients of z(t) = x(t)y(t).
d. Determine the Fourier series coefficients of z(t) through direct expansion of z(t) in trigono-
metric form, and compare your result with that of part (c).