Review Questions

Signals and Systems

Q1) Let x(t) be a signal with x(t) = 0 for t < 3. For each signal given below, determine the values of t
for which it is guaranteed to be zero.

(a) x(1 - t) (b) x(1 - t) + x(2- t) (c) x(1 - t)x(2 - t)

(d) x(3t) (e) x(t/3)

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Q2) Consider a periodic signal

with period T = 2. The derivative of this signal is related to the "impulse train"

with period T = 2. It can be shown that

Determine the values of A1, t1, A2, and t2.

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Q3) Consider an input x[n] and a unit impulse response h[n] given by

Determine and plot the output y[n] = x[n] * h[n].

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Q4) Draw block diagram representations for causal LTI systems described by the following differential
equations:
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(a) y(t) = -( ) dy(t)/dt + 4x(t)
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(b) dy(t)/dt + -3y(t) = x(t)

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Q5) In the system shown in Figure, two functions of time, x1(t) and x2(t), are multiplied together, and
the product w(t) is sampled by a periodic impulse train. x1 (t) is band limited to w1, and x2(t) is band
limited to w2; that is,

Determine the maximum sampling interval T such that w(t) is recoverable from wp(t) through the use
of an ideal lowpass filter.

Figure 1.

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