Practice Problems:

Energy and Power Signals

For each item, find the energy and power then identify whether it is an
energy or power signal.

1. 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑒 −𝑎𝑡 𝑢 𝑡 where 𝑎 > 0 and 𝑢 𝑡 is a unit-step function.

2. 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝐴 cos 2𝜋𝑓𝑜 𝑡 + 𝜑𝑜
3. 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑡𝑢 𝑡 where 𝑢 𝑡 is a unit−step function.

The unit-step function is defined as:

0, 𝑡 < 0
𝑢 𝑡 =ቊ
1, 𝑡 ≥ 0
Practice Problems:
Fourier Series
Answer each item below.
1. A continuous-time periodic signal 𝑥 𝑡 is real-valued and has a fundamental
period 𝑇 = 8. The nonzero Fourier series coefficients of 𝑥 𝑡 are 𝑎1 = 𝑎−1 =
∗
2, 𝑎3 = 𝑎−3 = 4𝑗. Express 𝑥 𝑡 in the form
𝑥 𝑡 = σ∞ 𝑘=0 𝐴𝑘 cos 𝑤𝑘 𝑡 + 𝜑𝑘 .
2. For the continuous-time periodic signal
2𝜋 5𝜋
𝑥 𝑡 = 2 + cos 𝑡 + 4 sin 𝑡
3 3
determine the fundamental frequency 𝑤𝑜 and the Fourier series coefficients such
that
∞

𝑥 𝑡 = ෍ 𝑎𝑘 𝑒 𝑗𝑘𝑤𝑜 𝑡
𝑘=−∞
Practice Problems:
Fourier Series
3. Find the Fourier series coefficients 𝑎𝑘 for the continuous-time periodic signal
1.5, 0≤𝑡<1
𝑥 𝑡 =ቊ
−1.5, 1≤𝑡<2
with fundamental frequency 𝑤𝑜 = 𝜋.