Exercises for Signals and Systems

1 A continuous-time signal f (t) is shown in Figure 1.1. Sketch and label carefully
each of the following signals.
(a) f (2 t+2)；

t
(b) f (2− )；
3

Figure 1.1
2 A discrete-time signal f ( n ) is shown in Figure 1.2. Sketch and label carefully each
of the following signals.
(a) f (3−n) ；

(b) f (3 n+1)。

Figure 1.2

3 Plot graphs of the following functions：

(a) t [u ( t )−u ( t−1 ) ]+u (t−1)；

(b) ( t−2 ) [u ( t−2 )−u ( t−3 ) ]。

4 Plot waveforms of the following functions：

(a) f ( t )=sin 3 πt [u ( t )−u ( t−2 ) ]；

(b) f ( t )=¿ 。

5 Plot graphs of the following sequences：

(a) ( ) n ( ) ；
f n =3 u n

(b) ( ) n−1 ( 。
f n =3 u n−1 )

6 Plot graphs of the following sequences：

(a) f ( n )=u ( n+3 )−u ( n−4 )；

(b) f ( n )=u (−n−4 )−u (−n+3 )；

(c) ；
f ( n )=( n 2+3 n+ 1 ) [δ ( n+1 ) −δ ( n )+ δ(n−1)]

7 Write down the function expression of each waveform shown in Figure 1.3 (a), (b),.

Figure 1.3
8 A discrete-time signal f ( n ) is shown in Figure 1.4. Sketch and label carefully each
of the following signals.

f (n−2)δ (n−2)。

Figure 1.4
9 For each of the following continuous-time systems, x (t ) is its input, y ( t ) is its
output, and represents the system’ response to .
T [ x (t) ] x (t )

Determine whether or not each of the following systems is

(1) linear system; (2) time-invariant system;
(a) y ( t ) =T x ( t ) =x ( t−1 )−x (1−t )；
[ ]

(b)
y ( t ) =T [ x ( t ) ] =x ( 2t ) 。
10 For each of the following discrete-time systems, x ( n ) is its input, y ( n ) is its output,
and represents the system’ response to .
T [ x ( n) ] x ( n)

Determine whether or not each of the following systems is

(1) linear system; (2) time-invariant system;

y ( n )=T [ x ( n ) ] =nx (n)；