Signals & systems mid-exam

1. (10 points) Distinguish between causal and noncausal systems in the following. The
complete explanation is necessary.
(a) y (t ) x(t 3) sin(t 2)
1
2

(b) y[ n] ( ) n ( x[ n] 1)
n

2
(c) y[ n] ( x [k 1] x[k ])
k 1

2. (15 points) Identify the following systems as linear or nonlinear, and time varying
or time invariant. The complete explanation is necessary.
(a) (5 points) y (t ) x(t 3) sin(t 2)
(b) (5 points) y ( 3) (t ) 2k (t ) y (t ) y (t ) f (t ) 3 f (t )
(c) (5 points) y (t ) y (t ) 8 y (t ) g (t ) 5
3. (5 points) Represent the signal depicted below in term of ramp and step signals.

4. (10 points) For the signal depicted in problem 3, sketch and carefully label each of
the following two signals
(a) x (1 3t ) .
(b) x(t 2)[ (t 12 ) u (3 t )]
5. (15 points) Determine the fundamental frequency, period and the coefficients of the
Fourier series for the following signal x(t).

6. (15 points) Determine the fundamental frequency, period and the coefficients C n
of the Fourier series f (t )

e jn 0t

for the following signals x(t) and y(t) .

7. (20 points) Compute the convolution y[n] x[n] * h[n] for the following pair of
signals.

8. (10 points) Consider an LTI system whose response the to signal x1 (t ) is the
signal y1 (t ) , where these signals are depicted below:

Determine and provide a labeled sketch of the response to the signal x 2 (t ) depicted

below.