University of California, San Diego

K. Zeger

ECE 45: Problem Set #6

Problem 6.1: Simplify the following expressions involving the impulse and/or shifted impulse and
sketch the results:
(a) f (t) = (1 + t2 )((t) 2(t 4))
(b) g(t) = cos(2t)( du(t)
+ (t + 0.5))
dt
(c) h(t) = sin(2t)(0.5 2t)
R
(d) y(t) = 6 ( 2 + 6)( 2)d
R
(e) z(t) = 6 ( 2 + 6)( 2)d
Rt
(f) a(t) = ( + 1)d + rect(t/6)(t 2)

(g) b(t) = (t 3) u(t)

(h) c(t) = (t/2) ((t) (t + 2))

Problem 6.2: Determine the Fourier transform of the following signals simplify the results as much
as you can and sketch the result if it is real valued.
(a) f (t) = 5 cos(5t) + 3 sin(15t)
(b) x(t) = cos2 (6t)
(c) y(t) = et u(t) cos(2t)
(d) z(t) = (1 + cos(3t))et u(t).
Problem 6.3: Determine the inverse Fourier transform of the following:
(a) F () = 2[( 4) + ( + 4)] + 8()
(b) A() = 6 cos(5)
P
2
(c) B() =
n= 1+n2 ( 2n)
(d) C() =

8
j

Problem 6.4:

+ 4()

(a) Show that the exponential Fourier series of

f (t) =

(t nT )

n=

with period T is

X
1 jn(2/T )t
f (t) =
e
T
n=

(b) Using the result of part (a) as well as the fact that
ej0 t 2( 0 )
(see item 17 in Table 7.2 of the textbook) verify the fact that

X
2
2
(t nT )
( n )
T
T
n=
n=

(item 24 in Table 7.2 of the textbook).

Problem 6.5: Using the result of part (b) of the previous problem, show that

f (t)(t nT )

n=

X
2
1
F ( n )
T
T
n=

(item 25 in Table 7.2 of the textbook).

Problem 6.6: Using the result of the previous problem, and the fact that



sinc(t/T ) T rect
2/T
show that
sinc(t/T )

f (t)(t nT ) = f (t)

n=

provided that the bandwidth of F () is less than /T radians/sec. Note that the solution of this problem
constitutes an independent proof of the Nyquist criterion as well as the derivation of the reconstruction
formula.