Fourier Series

1) Obtain the Fourier series for f ( x )=πx , 0≤ x ≤ 2.

2) Find the Fourier series to represent f ( x )=e−x ,0< x< π .

3) Find the Fourier series to represent f ( x )=xsinx in (−π , π ).

4) Find the Fourier series to represent f ( x )=x + x 2 ∈−π ≤ x ≤ π .

5) Represent x2 in the interval (−l ,l ) by Fourier series.

∞
(−1 )n−1 π 2
6) Obtain the Fourier series for f ( x )=x− x2 ∈ (−π , π ) , hence show that ∑ n2 = 12 .
n =1

−x ,−π < x <0 ,

7) The function is defined as f ( x )= then show that
x , 0< x< π

[ ]
∞ 2
π 4 cosx cos 3 x cos 5 x 1 π
f ( x )= −
2 π 12
+ 2
+ 2
+ … ∞ . Reduce that ∑( 2
=
8
.
3 5 n =1 2 n−1 )

{
∞
0 ,−π ≤ x ≤0 1 1 2 cos 2 nx 1 1 1
8) If f ( x )= then show that f ( x )= + sinx− ∑ and hence reduce that + + +… ∞ .
sinx , 0 ≤ x ≤ π π 2 π n =1 ( 4 n2−1 ) 1.3 3.5 5.7
9) Obtain the Fourier series for y=x 2 in (−π , π ) using the two values of π , show that

1 1 1 π4
4
+ 4
+ 4
+… ∞= .
1 2 3 90

10) Obtain the Fourier series of f ( x )=

{ πx , 0≤ x ≤ 1
π ( 2−x ) , 1 ≤ x ≤2
1 1 1 π2
. Hence deduce that 2 + 2 + 2 +… ∞= .
1 2 3 8
11) If f ( x )=|cosx|, expand f ( x) as Fourier series in interval(−π , π ) .

12) For a function f ( x) is defined by f ( x )=| x|,−π < x< π , obtained a Fourier series.
13) Find the half range sine series for f ( x )=x ∈0 ≤ x ≤ π .

14) Find the Half range cosine series for f ( x )=( x−1 )2 , 0< x <1. Hence show that

π 2=8
( 11 + 31 + 51 +… ∞ )
2 2 2 .

15) Obtain the Fourier sine series for f ( x )=x , 0 ≤ x ≤ π .

16) Find the half range sine series for f ( x )=1 , 0< x <1.

1 1 1 1 π2
17) Find the half range cosine series for f ( x )=x (2−x) , 0≤ x ≤ 2. And hence find the sum of the series − + − +… ∞ = .
12 22 32 4 2 12
18) Find the Fourier cosine series for f ( x )=cosax ,0< x< π , where ‘a’ is not an integer.

19) Find the half range sine series for f ( x )=x , 0< x <2.
∞ 2
20) Find the Fourier cosine series for f ( x )=π −x , 0< x < π , hence show that ∑ ( 1 )2 = π8 .
r=0 2 r +1

{
π
0 , 0< x < ,
2 1 1 1 π
21) Find a series of multipliers of ‘x’ which will represent f ( x ) in (0 , π) . Where f ( x )= , Deduce that 1− + − …= .
π π 3 5 7 4
, < x< π
2 2
22) State Parseval’s formulae for the function f ( x ) ,∈ (−l , l ) . [2M]

23) State conditions for a Fourier expansion of f ( x ) ,∈ ( a , b ) . [2M]

24) Write Euler’s formulae. [2M]
25) Define Periodic function. [2M]