INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

EEL201: SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
TUTORIAL SHEET - VI
Instructor: Dr. S. Murala; TA: Akshay and Prashant
Tutorial Date: 19/11/2018; Time: 8.00 AM to 8.50 AM
1. Consider the signal x(t ) = e-5t u(t - 1) .
(a) Evaluate X(s) and specify its region of convergence.
(b) Determine the values of the finite numbers A and t0 such that the Laplace transform G(s) of
g (t ) = Ae -5t u (-t - t0 ) has the same algebraic form as X(s). What is the region of convergence
corresponding to G(s)?
ìet sin 2t t £ 0
2. For the Laplace transform of x(t ) = í , indicate the location of its poles and its region
î0, t >0
of convergence.
( s - 1)
3. How many signals have a Laplace transform that may be expressed as in its
( s + 2)( s + 3)( s 2 + s + 1)
region of convergence?
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4. Given that e- at u (t ) « Re[ s] > -a . Determine the inverse Laplace transform of
s+a
2( s + 2)
X ( s) = , Re[ s] > -3 .
s + 7 s + 12
2

5. Let g (t ) = x(t ) + ax(-t ), where x(t ) = be-t u (t ) and the Laplace transform of g(t) is
s
G ( s) = 2 , - 1 < Re[ s] < 1. Determine the values of the constants a and b.
s -1
6. Consider two right-sided signals x(t) and y(t) related through the differential equations
dx(t ) dy (t )
= -2 y (t ) + d (t ) and = 2 x(t ) . Determine Y(s) and X(s), along with their regions of
dt dt
convergence.
7. A causal LTI systemS with impulse response h(t) has its input x(t) and output y(t) related through a
linear constant -coefficient differential equation of the form
d 3 y(t ) d 2 y(t ) dy(t ) 2
3
+ (1 + a ) 2
+ a(a + 1) + a y(t ) = x(t ) .
dt dt dt
dh(t )
(a) If g (t ) = + h(t ) how many poles does G(s) have?
dt
(b) For what real values of the parameter a is S guaranteed to be stable?
8. A causal LTI system S has the block diagram representation shown in Figure 1. Determine a
differential equation relating the input x(t) to the output y(t) of this system.

Figure 1.
 Instructor :
Sam Darshi

Department of Electrical Engineering, I.I.T. Ropar

 Exercise
Q 1. A real-valued signal x(t) is known to be uniquely determined by
its samples when the sampling frequency is 𝜔𝑠 = 10,000 𝜋. For
what values of 𝜔 is X(j𝜔) guaranteed to be zero?

Q 2. A continuous-time signal x(t) is obtained at the output of an ideal

lowpass filter with cutoff frequency 𝜔𝑐 = 1,000 𝜋. If impulse-
train sampling is performed on x(t), which of the following sampling
periods would guarantee that x(t) can be recovered from its sampled
version using an appropriate lowpass filter?
(a) T = 0.5 x10−3 (b) T = 2 X 10−3
(c) T = 10−4
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 Exercise
Q 3. Determine the Nyquist rate corresponding to each of the following
signals:

(a) x(t) = 1 + cos(2,000 𝜋t) + sin(4,000 𝜋t)

sin(4000𝜋t)
(b) x(t) =
𝜋t

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 Exercise
Q 4. Let x(t) be a signal with Nyquist rate 𝜔0 . Determine the Nyquist
rate for each of the following signals:

(a) x(t) + x(t - 1)

𝑑 𝑥(t)
(b)
𝑑𝑡

(c) 𝑥 2 (𝑡)

(d) x(t) cos 𝜔0 t

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 Exercise
Q 5. For the Laplace transform of

𝑒 𝑡 sin 2𝑡 , 𝑡≤0
𝑥 𝑡 =
0, 𝑡>0

indicate the location of its poles and its region of convergence.

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 Exercise
Q 6. Consider the RLC circuit shown in Figure with input x(t) and output y(t).

Show that if R, L, and C are all positive, then this LTI system is stable.

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 Exercise
Q 7. Let x(t) be a signal that has a rational Laplace transform with exactly
two poles, located at s = -1 and s = -3. If g(t) = 𝑒 2𝑡 x(t) and G(jw) [the
Fourier transform of g(t)] converges, determine whether x(t) is left
sided, right sided, or two sided.

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 Exercise
Q 8. How many signals have a Laplace transform that may be expressed as

(𝑠−1)
𝑠+2 𝑠+3 (𝑠 2 +𝑠+1)

in its region of convergence?

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 Exercise
Q 9. Determine the unilateral Laplace transform of each of the
following signals, and specify the corresponding regions of
convergence:

a) 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡 + 1)

b) 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝛿 𝑡 + 1 + 𝛿 𝑡 + 𝑒 −2(𝑡+3) 𝑢(𝑡 + 1)

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 Exercise
Q 10. Consider the RL circuit shown in Fig.

(a) Determine the zero-state response of this circuit when the

input current is
x(t) = 𝑒 −2𝑡 u(t).

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 Exercise
Q 11. For each of the following statements about x(t), and for each of the
two pole-zero plots shown in Figure, determine the corresponding
constraint on the ROC:

a) 𝑥 𝑡 𝑒 −3𝑡 is absolutely integrable.

b) 𝑥 𝑡 = 0, 𝑡 < −1

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 Exercise
Q 12. Consider a signal y(t) which is related to two signals 𝑥1 𝑡 and 𝑥2 𝑡 by

𝑦 𝑡 = 𝑥1 𝑡 − 2 ∗ 𝑥2 (−𝑡 + 3)

where,
𝑥1 𝑡 = 𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡) and 𝑥2 𝑡 = 𝑒 −3𝑡 𝑢(𝑡)

use properties of the Laplace transform to determine the Laplace

transform Y(s) of y(t).

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 Exercise
Q 13. Consider an LTI system for which the system function H(s) has
the pole-zero pattern shown in Figure

(a) Indicate all possible ROCs that can

be associated with this pole-zero
pattern.

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 Exercise
Q 14. Consider a continuous-time LTI system for which the input x(t)
and output y(t) are related by the differential equation

Let X(s) and Y(s) denote Laplace transforms of x(t) and y(t),
respectively, and let H(s) denote the Laplace transform of h(t),
the system impulse response.
Determine H(s) as a ratio of two polynomials in s. Sketch the
pole-zero pattern of H(s).

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