Tutorial Sheet – 1 (Fourier Transforms)
Mathematics-III (MA-201), August-December, 2021
1. Find the Fourier series for the functions given by
(i) 𝑒 𝑎𝑥 ; -𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 (ii) |sin 𝑥| ; -𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 (iii) 1 − 𝑥 2 ; -1 < 𝑥 < 1
𝜋2 1 1 1
(iv) +𝑥 2 ; -𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋, and hence prove that = 12 + 22 + 32 +. . ..
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2. Find the Fourier sine series for
𝜋
𝑥 if 0 < 𝑥 < 2
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 in 0 < 𝑥 < 1
𝜋 − 𝑥 if <𝑥<𝜋
2
𝜋
sin 𝑥 if 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋 𝜋.
cos 𝑥 if ≤𝑥≤
4 2
3. Find the Fourier cosine series for
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)2 in 0 < 𝑥 < 1
1 1 1 π−2
(ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥sin𝑥 in 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋, and hence show that 1.3 − 3.5 + 5.7 −. . . = .
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1, |𝑥| < 𝑎
4. Find the Fourier integral representation of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { . Hence
0, |𝑥| > 𝑎
∞ sin 𝜏𝑎 cos 𝜏𝑥 ∞ sin 𝑢
evaluate ∫−∞ 𝑑𝜏 and deduce the value of ∫0 𝑑𝑢.
𝜏 𝑢
5. Find the Fourier integral representation of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑥 , and deduce that
∞ sin 𝑥 𝜋
∫0 𝑑𝑥 = 2𝑡 𝑒 −𝑡 .
𝑥 2 +𝑡 2
6. Find the Fourier sine integral for
sin 𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 1 − 𝑥2, 0 < 𝑥 < 1
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = { (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = {
0, 𝑥>𝜋 0, 𝑥>1
𝜋
, 0≤𝑥≤𝜋 ∞ 1−cos 𝜔𝜋
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 , and hence evaluate ∫0 sin 𝜔𝑥 𝑑𝜔.
𝜔
0, 𝑥>𝜋
7. Find the Fourier cosine integral for
sin 𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 1, 0 < 𝑥 < 1
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = { (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = { .
0, 𝑥>𝜋 0, 𝑥>1
8. Find the Fourier transform of
2 ⁄2 |𝑥| , − 1 < 𝑥 < 1
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑥 ; −∞ < 𝑥 < ∞ (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = {
0, otherwise
𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 , |𝑥| < 𝑎 ∞ sin 𝑥−𝑥cos 𝑥
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = { , hence evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥
0, |𝑥| > 𝑎 𝑥3
9. Find the Fourier sine transform of
𝑒 −𝑎𝑥 𝑘, 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑎
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑥 0, 𝑥>𝑎
4𝑥, 0<𝑥<1
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = { 4 − 𝑥, 1 < 𝑥 < 4 .
0, 𝑥>4
10. Find the Fourier cosine transform of
cos 𝑥 , 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑎
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑒 −𝛼𝑥 + 𝑏𝑒 −𝛽𝑥 ; 𝛼, 𝛽 > 0 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = {
0, 𝑥≥𝑎
11. Solve the integral equation
∞ 1 − 𝑠, 0 ≤ 𝑠 ≤ 1 ∞ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑡 𝜋
∫0 𝑓(𝑥)cos(𝑠𝑥)𝑑𝑥={ . Hence prove that ∫0 𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡= 2
0, 𝑠>1