2022-23

ELC2410 Signals and Systems

Assignment Problems
Note:
i. Solve all the problems in your
handwriting giving all the steps involved.
ii. Copying or facilitating copying is strictly discouraged.
ii. As a part of Home
Assignment, answer any FIFTEEN questions selecting at least THREE
questions are from each unit.
iv. The solutions to the selected
questions from a unit must be answered consecutively in the
assignment.
1. Determine whether or not the following
signal is periodic. If the signal is periodic, specify
its fundamental period.

x{n= cos(n) cosn

2. Consider the signal x(t) defined by
x(t) = }
(t+4, -4ts-2
2St0
0 otherwise
Sketch the following signals:
(). x(t), x, (t): even part of x and x, (t): odd part of
(t) x(t).
(i). yt) =
x,(4t) and z(t) y(t/4).
=

(Gi). wt) =
x,(8t -4) and v(t) w (+4). =

3 Consider the signal x[n] defined by

x(n]= 1, n= 3
0, otherwise
Sketch the following signals:
(). xfn], xeln}: evenpart of x[n] and x, [n]: odd part of x[n].
(i). y[n] =
xe[2n] and z[n] y[n/2]. Reconstruct the intermediate sample values
=

z{n] using simple interpolation (averaging), and show that z[n]

of
>
xeln]
(ii). wn) x,(2n -2) and vln)
w(n +2).
=
=

A. Consider the DT signal

x{n) = 8ln - 1]-6[n-3].
Calculate the energy of the signal
yln -n x[k].
5. Determine whether the following signals are energy signals, power signals or neither
() x(0) cos (2-
=
i).
rnl= cos(n) cos (n)
6. Determine if each of the following systems is invertible. If it is, construct the inverse
system.
 i). y(t) = x(t) - x(t - 2):

(i). y(t) =
-,x(r)dr;
(ii). yln] = x}n] + x[n- 1}:
(iv). ylnl =
(n+ 1)x[n +2.
7 Consider an input xln] and a unit impulse response hln| given by
x n = 2"ul-n + 2], hnl = u|n].
Determine and plot the output yln) =
x{n]+ h|n|.
8. Consider an input x[n] and a unit impulse response hn] given by
-1 n s 3
xnl- lo. otherwise
-1sng3
otherwise
Determine and plot the output y{n] =
x{n] h[n).
*

9. Consider the following signals:

x(t) = u(t - 1) - u(t - 2) and y(t) = u(t - 1) - u(t - 3)

(i). Using graphical method, compute and plot: t) =

x{t) y(t).
*

(n.Compute w(t) = x(t)» ayO

dt

10. Compute the convolution y(t) x(t) h(t) of he

= *
following signals
st, 0<tsT
x()=la otherwise
h(t) = {o 0<ts 27
otherwise
11. Determine whether the systems characterized y the following impulse responses are
memoryless, causal and stable. Justify your answer.
(i). h(t) =S(t) + e-S u(t)
Ci). h(t) = t[u(t + 4) - u(t - 4)]

ii). h{n] =0.9ln|

(iv). hn] = sin(Tn/8)ufn].
12. Find the Fourier series for the following periodi signal

COs{t

tiwe

13. Find the Fourier transform of the following signal and plot its magnitude spectrum.

14. Continuous-time signal x(t) has Fourier transfo m

Xjw)3 +jo
 Determine the Fourier transform of the
following signals:
(i).y(t) = x(3t-3)

(i). yt) = t2x(t)

(ii). y(t) = x(t)el3t

(iv). y(t) = x(t) * x(t)

15. Calculate the Fourier transform of the signals x, (t) and xz(t). Use these transforms to
calculate the Fourier transform of the signal gl(t).
16.

-1 1 2
0 2
0
L 2

17. Find the Fourier transform of the foliowing periodic signal

18. Determine the Fourier transform of the signal xft) and plot its magnitude spectrum.

1/2 1/2
{Cos (we )
-

<t <
x() =

elsewhere
19. Consider a continuous-time LTI system whose input-output relationship is modeled by
the following differential equation:

+ 6 + 1 1 + 6y(t) = 2+3x(0)
dt3 dt2 dt dt

Determine the impulse response h(t) of the sys tem.

20. Determine the Hilbert transform of the signal

sin (
x(t) = t

21. Let a narrow-band signal x(t) be expressed in the form

x(t) = x,(t) cos(wt)-xq(t) sin(w,t)
Using X,jw) to denote the Fourier transform of the pre-envelope of x(t), determine
the Fourier transform of the in-phase component x;(t) and quadrature-component
Xgt).
22. Find the Laplace transform of the signal x(t) in the figure below by using the properties
of the Laplace transform.
23. Determine the

following signals:
(i)
(ii).
Laplace
A
X(t) = e - 5 u ( t -3)
2(t) = |tle-ti
Figure

transforms (including the regions of convergence)

the following forms.

of each of thhe

For each
24. Determine all possible signals with laplace transforms of
solution
closed-form solution as well as the t for which the closed form
signal, indicate a

is valid

().X,(s) =#(6-1)
(). X(s) = ( )
25. Use the initial and final value theorems to find x(0) and x(co) for the signals with the
following Laplace transforms:

( . X,(s) = * *

(i). X2(s) = (S+1)-1

(S+1)2+ 1]2

(ii). X,(s) = i

Find the inverse Laplace transforms tor each of the above parts and show that the time

waveforms and initial and final values agree.

26. Find the amplitude and phase responses of a sy:tem whose transfer function is given as
s+0.1
H(s) =
s+ 5
27. Find the response of an LTIC system specified by

dy(t)y2 +2y(t) =dt

dt2 dt
dx(t)
+5x()
if the input is a sinusoid 20sin (3t + 35).
28. Determine the Z transform (including the region of convergence) for each of the
foilowing signals:
() x,n =(G) uln - 31
(i) l = (1 +m(;) ulu

(ii)
 (iv).

1
1 n

29. Determine all possible signals with Z transforms of the following forms:

). Xz) = z-
Z-1

(i). X2(z) z{2-1)*

(ii). X3(Z) +2+1
30. LTI system for which the input x{n] and output yln] satisfy the linear constant
coefficient difference equation:
yn]- 2yln - 1] = x[n] +3y[n -1]
Calculate all the possible impulse responses of the system and comment of the results.
31 Solve yin + 2]-2yin + 1]+yln] = 5x[n + 1]-x{n]
if the initial conditions are y[-1] = 2, y[-2] = 0, and the input x{n] = u{n]. Separate

the response into zero-input and zero-state responses.

32. A discrete-time system is described by the following transfer function:
z 0.5
H[z] =(z+0.5)(z- 1)
(). Find the system response to input xn] = 3-(n+),uln] if all initial conditions are zero.
(i). Write the difference equation relating the output y[n] to input x[n] for this system.