DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE

EC-203: Signals & Systems
Autumn Semester 2019 Tutorial Sheet 1

1. Express signals x1 (t), x2 (t), x3 (t), x4 (t), and x5 (t) in terms of signal x(t) and its time-shifted, time-scaled,
or time reversed versions.

2. For the DT signal x[n] shown below, sketch:

(a) x − n+8
 
4 (c) xe [n] (e) x[2 − n] + x[3n − 4]
(b) x[n3 ] (d) xo [n]

3. The conjugate symmetric portion of a signal x(t) is defined as xcs (t) = (x(t) + x∗ (−t))/2. Show that the
real portion of xcs (t) is even and that the imaginary portion of xcs (t) is odd.

4. Let x(t) be a signal with x(t) = 0 for t < 3. For each of the signals given below, determine the values of
t for which it is guaranteed to be zero.
(a) x(1 − t) + x(3 − t)
(b) x(3 − t)x( 2t + 3)

5. Determine whether or not each of the following continuous-time signals is periodic. If the signal is
periodic, determine its fundamental period.
∞
(a) x(t) = 3 cos(4t + π3 ) (f) x(t) = e−(2t−n) u(2t − n)
∑
(b) x(t) = cos(2t) + sin(3t) n=−∞
(c) x(t) = cos(t)u(t)
(g) x(t) = Even{cos(4πt)u(t)}
(d) x(t) = e j(πt−1)
 2
(e) x(t) = cos(2t − π3 ) (h) x(t) = Even{sin(4πt)u(t)}
6. Determine whether or not each of the following discrete-time signals is periodic. If the signal is periodic,
determine its fundamental period.
 6π
(c) x[n] = cos π7 n2


π

π


(a) x[n] = sin 7 n +
1 (e) x[n] = cos 2n cos 4n
n




(b) x[n] = cos 8 −π (d) x[n] = 2 cos π4 n + sin π
8 n − 2 cos π
2 n + π
6

7. Verify the following statements for a CT system with excitation x(t) and response y(t).
(a) y(t) = u(x(t)) is nonlinear , time-invariant, stable, and non-invertable.
(b) y(t) = x(t/2) is linear, time-variant, and noncausal
(c) y(t) = cos(2πt)x(t) is time-variant, BIBO stable and non-invertible.
8. Consider a system S with input x[n] and output y[n] related by:

y[n] = x[n]{g[n] + g[n − 1]}

(a) If g[n] = 1 for all n, show that S is time invariant
(b) If g[n] = n, show that S is time variant
(c) If g[n] = 1 + (−1)n , show that S is time invariant
9. Determine whether the CT systems described by the following input/output relationships are linear or
nonlinear, causal or noncausal, time-invariant or time-variant, stable or unstable, and memoryless or with
memory. Justify your answers.

(a) y(t) = x(t − 2) + x(2 − t) 0, x(t) < 0
(e) y(t) =
(b) y(t) = [cos(3t)] x(t) x(t) + x(t − 2), x(t) ≥ 0
R 2t
(c) y(t) = x(τ)dτ (f) y(t) = x(t/3)
−∞
0, t <0
(d) y(t) = (g) y(t) = dx(t)
x(t) + x(t − 2), t ≥0 dt

10. Repeat Problem 6 for the following DT systems.


(a) y[n] = x[−n]  x[n], n>1
(e) y[n] = 0, n=0
(b) y[n] = x[n − 2] − 2x[n − 8] 
x[n + 1], n ≤ −1

(c) y[n] = Even{x[n − 1]}  x[n], n>1
(f) y[n] = 0, n=0
(d) y[n] = x[4n + 1] 
x[n], n ≤ −1

11. Determine if each of the following systems is invertible. If it is, construct the inverse system. If it is not,
find two input signals to the system that have the same output.

(a) y(t) = x(3t − 6) (g) y[n] = x[1 − n]  x[n − 1], n≥1
(b) y(t) = cos[x(t)] (k) y[n] = 0, n=0
x[n], n ≤ −1

Rt
(c) y(t) = −∞ x(τ)dτ (h) y[n] = x[2n]

x[n + 1], n≥0
(d) y(t) = dx(t)
dt (i) y[n] = x[n] x[n − 1]
(l) y[n] =
x[n], n ≤ −1
Rt −(t−τ)
(e) y(t) = −∞ e x(τ)dτ 
x[n/2], n even
(f) y[n] = n x[n] (j) y[n] = ∑nk=−∞ 21

(n−k)
x[k] (m) y[n] =
0, n odd