CHAPTER 4: PROBLEM SHEET

Q1) Find the inverse of each of the following z-transforms:

a) 1 3 ,z 1
X ( z)  
1 1 1
2
1    z 1 1  z
2 3
n n
Ans: xn   1  un  3 1  un n0

h
2  3

ja
b) X ( z) 
1 z 2
1  3z 1  2 z 2

ira
 
Ans: x n  2(2) u n  (1) u n
n n
 n0

a
Q2)

lia ik
Show that the following systems are equivalent.

yn  0.2 yn  1  xn  0.3xn  1  0.02 xn  2

a)
b
tra m
b) yn  xn  0.1xn  1
us . A

Q3) Determine and sketch the approximate magnitude response for the following filter:
1 a
H ( z) 
,A E

0<a<1
1  az 1

Ans:
or

1 a
| H ( ) |
1  2a cos   a 2
SW ss

Q4) Consider the system.

U ofe

1  2 z 1  2 z 2  z 3
H ( z)  , ROC: 0.5 | z | 1
(1  z 1 )(1  0.5 z 1 )(1  0.2 z 1 )
Pr

i) Sketch the pole-zero pattern. Is this system stable?

Ans: Stable
N

ii) Determine the impulse response of the system.


 1
n
1 
n

Ans: h[n]  10 (n)  5   14  u (n)

 2 5 

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 Q5) Which of the following pole-zero plots is most likely to produce the frequency response
shown ?

20

Magnitude (dB)
0

-20

h
-40

ja
-60
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Normalized Angular Frequency ( rads/sample)

ira
a) b)

a
lia ik
b
tra m
us . A

c) d)
,A E
or

Answer: a
SW ss

Q6) Consider the following magnitude response. Which transfer function best represents the
system producing the following response ?
U ofe

10

0
Magnitude (dB)

-10
Pr

-20

-30

-40
N

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

Normalized Angular Frequency ( rads/sample)
a) H ( z )  4  z 8
b) H ( z )  1  z 1  2 z 2
1
c) H ( z) 
1  z  2 z 2
1

d) H ( z )  1  z 4

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 Q7) Which of the following is the z-transform of the discrete time signal
x[n] = δ[n] + 2δ[n - 1]
2
a) 𝐻(𝑧) = 𝑧+2

2
b) 𝐻(𝑧) = 𝑧−2

𝑧+2
c) 𝐻(𝑧) =

h
𝑧

𝑧−2

ja
d) 𝐻(𝑧) = 𝑧

Q8) Tick which of the following approximate magnitude response corresponds to the pole-zero

ira
map given below:
z-plane

a
Magnitude

lia ik
Spectrum
-0.5 0.8
b
tra m
|z|=1
us . A


,A E
or
SW ss
U ofe

Q9) Tick which of the following transfer functions represent low pass filters

Pr

H ( z)  1  az 1 0  a 1 H ( z)  1  az 1 0  a 1
N


1 1
H ( z)  1
0  a 1 H ( z)  0  a 1
1  az 1  az 1

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