Assignment 4 Solutions

Networks and systems

August 18, 2017

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1. Consider the exponential
P Fourier series of a periodic signal f (t) = n= cn ejn0 t .
Let f (t) = a0 + n=1 [an cos(n0 t) + bn sin(n0 t)] be the corresponding
trigonometric Fourier series expansion. What is the correct relationship
between cn , an , bn for n > 0?

Answer : D : 2cn = an jbn

Refer video lecture Exponential Fourier Series for further clarification

2. Consider
Pthe exponential Fourier series expansion of a periodic signal
f (t) = n= cn ejn0 t . What is the expression for cn ?
R T0
Answer : D : 1
T0 0
f (t)ejn0 t dt

Refer video lecture Exponential Fourier Series for further clarification

3. A signal f (t) is such that it is real valued satisfying f (t) = f (t)(i.e.,

odd symmetric). Identify the correct statement/s about its Fourier fre-
quency spectrum.

Answer B: The frequency spectrum is purely imaginary.

Answer C: The frequency spectrum has odd-symmetry.

Since 2cn = an jbn and for odd symmetric signals an is 0 = cn = j b2n

Therefore cn is purely imaginary odd symmetric signals.
Now for real value signals cn = cn = cn = ( jb2n ) = cn = j b2n
Therefore cn = cn . Hence cn is odd symmetric

4. Consider the signal x(t) shown below.P What is the value of exponential

Fourier series coefficient cn in f (t) = n= cn ejn0 t ?

1
 x(t)

2A

T0 T0 t
2

Answer B : c0 = A
2A
Answer C : cn = , n odd
jn
x(t) can be expressed as a sum of square wave and a DC term i.e.
x(t) = A + f (t).

Fourier series expansion coefficients of f(t) are

cn = 0 for odd n
j2A
cn = for even n
n
This result is derived in the lecture Exponential Fourier Series

Since x(t) = A + f (t). Fourier series expansion coefficients of f(t) are

c0 = A
cn = 0 for even n except n=0
j2A
cn = for odd n
n
j2A 2A
Also, =
n jn

5. Consider a real-valued signal whose exponential Fourier series coefficients

are given as follows: c0 = 2, c1 = 1 + j, c2 = 1 + j. Find the value of
c20 + c21 + c22 .

Answer : 4

For real-valued signal cn = cn

c1 = 1 + j = c1 = (1 + j) = 1 j
c2 = 1 + j = c2 = (1 + j) = 1 j

2
 c20 + c21 + c22 = 22 + (1 j)2 + (1 j)2
= 4 + 1 2j + j 2 + 1 + 2j + j 2
=4
6. If f (t) with exponential Fourier series coefficients cn is as shown in the
figure on the left, and g(t) with exponential Fourier series coefficients dn
is as shown in the figure on the right, select the options that show correct
relationship between the Fourier series coefficients of the two signals.

Answer C: d2 = 0
Answer D: d3 = jc3
f (t) cn and g(t) dn
2 T0
From the figure, g(t) = f (t+ T40 ). = dn = cn ejn T0 4 = dn = cn ejn 2

= d3 = c3 ej3 2 = jc3
d0 = 0 since d0 is just the average (DC value) of g(t)
Since the function g(t) and f (t) are half-wave anti-symmetric, dn and cn
are 0 for even harmonics. = d2 = 0

7. Let f (t) be an unknown real valued signal. Furthermore, we are given

df
fourier series coefficients of . Choose the correct statement about c0 ,
dt
which is one of the fourier series coefficients of f (t)

Answer B: c0 cannot be exactly calculated from the given information.

Derivative of c + f (t) will have same fourier series for any constant c,
hence the information about the constant term is lost while differentiat-
ing.

8. In the figure below, f (t) = f (t + T0 ) and A = T0 = 1. Choose the correct

values of the exponential Fourier series coefficients

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 Answer B: c0 = 12
Answer C: c1 = 22

c0 is just the average(DC) value of the signal and that will be equal to 12 .
Now, consider the differentiation of the given signal and let that be g(t).
g(t) will be a square wave with amplitude 2 and time-period 1.
Suppose, f (t) cn and g(t) dn
Now, exponential fourier series coefficients of a square wave are given by:
jamplitude
n (1 cos(n)).
2j
Thus, dn = n (1 cos(n))
Moreover, since f (t) is the integration of g(t), the relationship between
dn
their fourier series coefficients are given by: cn = j2n
1 2
= cn = n2 2 (1 cos(n)) = c1 = 2 and c2 = 0

9. Consider the circuit shown below. The input is Vs (t) = 10 sin(10t) +

20 cos(10 3t). What is the average power dissipated in the resistor?

Answer : 7.5

Vs (t) = 10 sin(10t) + 20 cos(10 3t)
Consider a system whose input is vs (t) and the output is is (t) where is (t)
is the current in the circuit

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For this system H(jw) =
R + jwL
Therefore is (t) = 10|H(j10)| sin(10t+6 H(j10))+20|H(j10 3)|cos(10 3t+
6 H(j10 3))
1 1
H(j10) = = |H(j10)| = and 6 h(j10) =
10 + j10 10 2 4
1 1
H(j10 3) = = |H(j10 3)| = and h(j10 3) =
6
10 + j10 3 20 3
substituting these values in the expression of is (t) gives
1
is (t) = sin(10t 4 ) + cos(10 3t 3 )
2
writing is (t) in terms of exponentials
ej/4 j10t ej/4 j10t ej/3 j103t ej/3 j103t
is (t) = e e + e + e
j2 2 j2 2 2 2
j/4 j/4 j/3 j/3
avg(i2s (t)) = | ej22 |2 + | ej22 |2 + | e 2 |2 + | e 2 |2
1 1 1 1
= + + +
8 8 4 4
= 0.75
Power dissipated in R = avg(i2s (t))R = 0.75 10 = 7.5
df
10. The plot of is shown below. Let cn be the exponential fourier series
dt
coefficients of f (t). What is the decay rate of |cn |, where M is a suitably
defined constant

M
Answer C: |cn | n3

The first derivative of the function is continuous as shown in the figure.

The second derivative is discontinuous = |cn | nM3