Problem set: CTFS/CTFT

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1. Find the Fourier series coefficients of the square wave i.e., x(t) = 1 for 0 ≤ t < 1 and
x(t) = −1 for 1 ≤ t < 2 with time period T = 2. Also find the Fourier series for the square
wave x(t) = 1 for 0 ≤ t < 1 and x(t) = 0 for 1 ≤ t < 2 with time period T = 2.

2. Find the Fourier series for a triangular waves with T = 2 as in the previous exercise.

3. Use the CTFS properties to verify the relation between Fourier coefficients obtained in the
previous two exercises.

4. Consider a half wave and full wave rectifier circuit with sinusoidal input of period 2π. Find
the Fourier series of the output waveforms for both the rectifiers.

5. (Problem 3.40 of Oppenheim) Let x(t) be a periodic signal with period T and Fourier series
coefficients ak . Find the CTFS coefficients for the following in terms of ak

(a) x(t − t0 ) + x(t + t0 ).

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(b) 2 (x(t) + x(−t)).
(c) Re{x(t)}.
(d) x(3t − 1) (find the period of x(3t − 1) first).

6. Problem 3.41 of Oppenheim.

7. (Orthogonality) Problem 3.65 of Oppenheim.

8. (Least squares approximation) Problem 3.66 a, b, c of Oppenheim.

9. (Solving the heat equation using Fourier series) Problem 3.67 of Oppenheim.

10. Find the Fourier transform of the following:

(a) e−3|t| sin(2t)

sin πt sin 2π(t−1)
(b) πt π(t−1)
d −3t u(t)) ∗ (e−t u(t − 2))}.
(c) x(t) = dt {(e

11. (Inverse Fourier transform) Problem 4.22 of Oppenheim.

12. Problem 4.29 of Oppenheim.

13. (Sampling and periodic extension) Problem 4.37 of Oppenheim.

14. Problem 4.47 of Oppenheim.

15. (Correlation) Problem 4.50 of Oppenheim.

16. (Inverse system) Problem 4.51 of Oppenheim.