Spring 2023-2024

Transform Calculus
(MA20202)

Assignment-5

1. Use the Fourier series

∞
π2 X (−1)n
x2 = +4 cos nx
3 n=1
n2

to deduce the value of

∞
X 1
4
.
n=1
n

2. Expand the function f (x), defined by

(
cos πx l
l , 0≤x≤ 2
f (x) = l
0, 2 ≤x≤l

in cosine series.
3. Expand the function f (x), defined by
(
x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2l
f (x) =
l − x, 2l < x ≤ l

in Fourier series.

4. Find the Fourier series of the function defined as

(
x + π, 0≤x≤π
f (x) =
−x − π, −π ≤ x ≤ 0

and f (x + 2π) = f (x).

5. Find the Fourier half range cosine series of the function defined as
(
2t, 0<t<1
f (t) =
2(2 − t), 1 < t < 2

6. Obtain the complex form of the Fourier series of the function

(
0, −π ≤ x ≤ 0
f (x) =
1, 0 ≤ x ≤ π

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7. Prove that for 0 < x < π

π2
 
cos 2x cos 4x cos 6x
a. x(π−x) = − + + + . . .
6 12 22 32
 
8 sin x sin 3x sin 5x
b. x(π−x) = − + + + ...
π 12 32 52
Deduce form a. and b., respectively, that
∞
X 1 π4
c. =
n=1
n4 90

∞
X 1 π4
d. =
n=1
n6 945

8. Given that f (x) = x+x2 for −π < x < π, find the Fourier series expression
of f (x). Deduce that

π2 1 1 1
= 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + ...
6 2 3 4

x2
9. Find the Fourier series expansion for f (x) = x + 4 , −π ≤ x ≤ π.
10. Expand the function f (x) = x sin x, as a Fourier series in the interval
−π ≤ x ≤ π. Hence deduce that
1 1 1 1 π−2
− + − + ... = .
1.3 3.5 5.7 7.9 4

11. Represent the following function by a Fourier sine series:

(
t, 0 < t ≤ π2
f (t) = π π
2, 2 <t≤π

12. Find the Fourier series corresponding to the function f (x) defined in
(−2, 2) as follows: (
2, −2 < x ≤ 0
f (x) =
x, 0 < x < 2