University of Zimbabwe

Department of Mathematics
MT205 Fourier Series Section
Tutorial Worksheet 2/SM/2018

1. Apply Parseval’s formula to the function f (x) = x, − π ≤ x ≤ π and find the sum
∑∞
1
of the series 2
.
n=0
n

2. Apply Parseval’s formula to the function f (x) = x2 on the interval −π ≤ x ≤ π.

{
1, 0 ≤ x ≤ d
3. Apply Parseval’s formula to the function f (x) =
0, d < x ≤ π
∑∞ 2
sin nd ∑∞
cos2 nd
and find the sums of the series and .
n=1
n2 n=1
n2

(a) Find the Fourier cosine transform of f (x) = e−mx , m > 0.

(b) Use the result in (a) to show that
∫ ∞
cos ρν π −ρβ
2 2
dν = e , (ρ > 0, β > o)
0 ν +β 2β

4. Show that the Fourier transform is a linear operator; that is show that

F[c1 f (x) + c2 g(x)] = c1 F (µ) + c2 G(µ).

5. Find the Fourier

 transform of each of the following functions:

 x2 e−x , x > 0  0, |x| > a
(a) f (x) = (b) f (x) =
 
{ −x 0, x < 0. { 1,−x|x| < a.
e sin x, x > 0 e , x>0
(c) f (x) = (d) f (x) =
0, x < 0. e2x , x < 0.
∫∞
6. The convolution product of f with g is defined by (f ∗ g)(x) = −∞ g(y)f (x − y)dy,
show that this operation is commutative, that is :
(f ∗ g)(x) = (g ∗ f )(x).

7. Find
∫ ∞ costhe Fourier sine and
∫ ∞ xcosine transformsof f (x) = e−x and hence show that
mx π −m sin mx
0 1+x2
dx = 2 e = 0 1+x2 dx.