ELEC 342 Assignment #3

Q1) Consider the system in the Fig.1

(a) Sketch 𝑋𝑝 (𝜔) for −9𝜋 ∶ 𝜔 ∶ 9𝜋 for the following values of 𝜔0 .

i. 𝜔0 = 𝜋
ii. 𝜔0 =2𝜋
iii. 𝜔0 = 3𝜋
iv. 𝜔0 = 5𝜋
Fig.1
(b) For which of the preceding values of 𝜔0 is 𝑥𝑝 (𝑡) identical?
Q2) Fig. 2 gives a system in which the sampling signal is an impulse train with
alternating sign. The Fourier transform of the input signal is as indicated in the
figure.

Fig.2

a) For Δ < 𝜋/ (2𝜔M ), sketch the Fourier transform of 𝑥𝑝 (t) and y(t).
b) For Δ < 𝜋/ (2𝜔M ), determine a system that will recover x(t) from
𝑥𝑝 (t).
c) What is the maximum value of Δ in relation to 𝜔M for which x(t)
can be recovered from either 𝑥𝑝 (t).
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Q3) Consider a discrete-time sequence 𝑥[𝑛] from which we form two

new sequences, 𝑥𝑝 [n] and 𝑥𝑑 [n] where 𝑥𝑝 [n] corresponds to sampling
𝑥[𝑛] with a sampling period of 2 and 𝑥𝑑 [n] corresponds to decimating
𝑥[𝑛] by a factor of 2, so that

Fig.3

a) If 𝑥[𝑛] is as illustrated in Fig. 3-(a), sketch the sequences 𝑥𝑝 [n] and

𝑥𝑑 [n].
b) If 𝑋(𝑒 𝑗𝜔 ) is as shown in Fig. 3-(b), sketch 𝑋𝑝 (𝑒 𝑗𝜔 ) and 𝑋𝑑 (𝑒 𝑗𝜔 )
from −2𝜋 to 2𝜋.

Q4) Consider the sequence 𝑥[𝑛] = 0.1𝑛 𝑢[𝑛].

a) Is 𝑥[𝑛] absolutely summable?
b) Does the Fourier transform of 𝑥[𝑛] converge?
c) For what range of values of 𝑟 does the Fourier transform of the
sequence 𝑟 −𝑛 𝑥[𝑛] converge?
d) Determine the z-transform 𝑋(𝑧) of 𝑥[𝑛], including a specification of
the ROC.
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Q5) Determine the z-transform (including the ROC) of the following

sequences. Also sketch the pole-zero plots and indicate the ROC on your
sketch.
1
(a) ( 5 )𝑛 u[n]
(b) 𝛿[n + 2]

Q6) For each of the following z-transforms determine the inverse z-

transform.
1
(a) 𝑋(𝑧) = 1+0.5 𝑧 −1
|𝑧| > 0.5
1+0.5 𝑧 −1
(b) 𝑋(𝑧) = |𝑧| > 0.5
1+0.25 𝑧 −1
1 + 𝑎𝑧 −1 1
(c) 𝑋(𝑧) = |𝑧 | > | |
𝑧 −1 − 𝑎 𝑎

Q7) Consider the following system functions for stable LTI systems.
Without utilizing the inverse z-transform, determine in each case
whether the corresponding system is causal.
z − 0.5
(a) X(z) = 3
4z2 + 2 z−
4
z+1
(b) X(z) = 4 2
z+ −0.5 z−2 − z−3
3 3
Q8) Consider a sequence 𝑥1 [n] with z-transform X_1(z) and a sequence
𝑥2 [n] with z transform 𝑋2 (z), where

𝑥1 [𝑛] = 𝑥2 [−𝑛]
1
Show that 𝑋2 (z) = 𝑋1 ( ), and from this, show that if X_1(z) has a pole
𝑧
(or zero) at z = 𝑧0 , then 𝑋2 (z)has a pole (or zero) at z = 1/𝑧0 ,
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9) Consider an LTI system with impulse response

, and

(a) Determine the output y[n] by explicitly evaluating the discrete

convolution of x[n] and h[n].
(b) Determine the output y[n] by computing the inverse z-transform
of the product of the z-transforms of the input and the unit sample
response.