Fourier Series

Tutorial 2

1. Let () be a function of period 2 such that

1, < < 0
() = {
0,
0<<
a) Sketch the () graph in the interval 2 < < 2
b) Show that the Fourier series for () in the interval < < is
1
2

[sin + 3 sin 3 + 5 sin 5 + ]

c) By giving an appropriate value to , show that

= 13+57+

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2. Let () be a function of period 2 such that

,
0<<
() = {
,
< < 2
a) Sketch the () graph in the interval 2 < < 2
b) Show that the Fourier series for () in the interval 0 < < 2 is
3
2
1
1
1
1
[cos + 32 cos 3 + 52 cos 5 + ] [sin + 2 sin 2 + 3 sin 3 + ]
4
c) By giving an appropriate value to , show that

(i)
(ii)

4
2
8

=13+57+
1

= 1 + 32 + 52 + 72 +

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3. Let () be a function of period 2 such that

() = ,
0 < < 2
2
a) Sketch the () graph in the interval 0 < < 4
b) Show that the Fourier series for () in the interval 0 < < 2 is

1
1
[sin + sin 2 + sin 3 + ]
2

c) By giving an appropriate value to , show that

= 13+57+9

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4. Let () be a function of period 2 such that

,
() = {
0,

0<<
< < 2

a) Sketch the () graph in the interval 2 < < 2

b) Show that the Fourier series for () in the interval 0 < < 2 is

2
1
1
1
+ [cos + 2 cos 3 + 2 cos 5 + ] + [sin + sin 2 +
4
1

sin 3 + 4 sin 4 + ]
3
c) By giving an appropriate value to , show that

2
8

= 1 + 32 + 52 +

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5. Let () be a function of period 2 such that

() = ,

< <

a) Sketch the () graph in the interval 3 < < 3

b) Show that the Fourier series for () in the interval < < is
1
1
2 [sin sin 2 + sin 3 ]
2

c) By giving an appropriate value to , show that

= 13+57+

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6. Let () be a function of period 2 such that

() = 2 ,

< <

a) Sketch the () graph in the interval 3 < < 3

b) Show that the Fourier series for () in the interval < < is
2
3

4 [cos 22 cos 2 + 32 cos 3 ]

c) By giving an appropriate value to , show that

2
6

= 1 + 22 + 32 + 42

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7. Find the Fourier series for

1,
1
() = { ,
2

Hence show that

1<0
=0

on [-1,1]

0<1
2
8

= 1 + 32 + 52 + 72 +

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8. Find the Fourier series for () = on < <

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9. Show that the trigonometric Fourier series of () = 3 for (, ) is given by

(1) sin

=1

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10. Find the Fourier series of () = |sin |.

2

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