ELI220 Tutorial 1 Questions [including Additional

Problems] (ST1 – Lathi Chap. B)

Dr. Filip Palunčić
August 13, 2020

B.2 Express the following numbers in polar form:

(a) 1 + j
(b) −4 + j3
(c) (1 + j)(−4 + j3)

B.3 Express the following numbers in Cartesian form:

(a) 3ejπ/4
(b) 1/ej
(c) (1 + j)(−4 + j3)

B.7 Given w1 = 3 + j4 and w2 = 2ejπ/4 .

(a) Express w1 in standard polar form.
(b) Express w2 in standard rectangular form.
(c) Determine |w1 |2 and |w2 |2 .
(d) Express w1 + w2 in standard rectangular form.
(e) Express w1 − w2 in standard polar form.
(f) Express w1 w2 in standard rectangular form.
(g) Express w1 /w2 in standard polar form.

B.10 Use Euler’s identity to solve or prove the following:

(a) Find real, positive constants c and φ for all real t such that 2.5 cos(3t) − 1.5 sin(3t + π/3) = c cos(3t +
φ).
(b) Prove that cos(θ ± φ) = cos(θ) cos(φ) ∓ sin(θ) sin(φ).
(c) Given real constants a, b, and α, complex constant w, and the fact that
Z b
1
ewx dx = (ewb − ewa )
a w
evaluate the intergral
Z b
ewx sin(αx) dx
a

B.21 By hand, sketch the following against the independent variable t:

1
(a) x1 (t) = Re(2e(−1+j2π)t )

B.23 Use MATLAB (or another programming tool) to plot x(t) = cos(t) sin(20t) over a suitable range
of t.

B.31 Consider the following system of equations:

x1 + x2 + x3 = 1
x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 = 3
x1 − x2 = −3

Use Cramer’s rule to determine x1 , x2 and x3 .

B.35 Compute by hand the partial fraction expansion of the following rational functions:
(a)
s2 + 5s + 6
H1 (s) = ,
s3 + s2 + s + 1
which has denominator poles at s = ±j and s = −1.
(b)
1 s3 + s2 + s + 1
H2 (s) = =
H1 (s) s2 + 5s + 6

(c)
1
H3 (s) =
(s + 1)2 (s2 + 1)

Not in Lathi Sketch x(t) = 3ejt against the independent variable t by using rectangular and polar
form.