Assignment #2

EC-202: Signals and Systems

Q1. Consider the LTI systems specified by the following differential equations:
d y 0 t
(i)
D 2 5D 6 yt D 1xt , y 0 0 2 ,
dt t 0
1
d y 0 t
(ii) D 2

4D 4 yt Dxt ,
y0 0 3 ,
dt t 0
4

d y 0 t
(iii) D 2

9 yt 3D 2xt ,
y0 0 0 ,
dt t 0
6

d y 0 t
(iv) D 2

4D 13 yt 4D 2xt ,
y0 0 5 ,
dt t 0
15.98

(a) Find the characteristic polynomial, characteristic equation, characteristic roots and characteristic modes of
the above systems.
(b) Find y 0 t , the zero-input component of the response yt for t 0 .
(c) Find the impulse responses of the above systems.
(d) Find the zero-state response of the systems for xt .

Q2. A system is described by a constant-coefficient linear differential equation and has zero-input response given
by y 0 t 2e t 3 .

(a) Is it possible for the systems characteristic equation to be 1 0 ? Justify your answer.
(b) Is it possible for the systems characteristic equation to be 3
1
2 2

0 ? Justify your answer.
(c) Is it possible for the systems characteristic equation to be 1 0 ? Justify your answer. 2

Q3. Find the unit impulse response of a system specified by the equation
(a)
D 2 4D 3 yt D 5xt

(b) D 2
5D 6yt D 7 D 11xt
2

(c) D 2
6D 9yt 2D 9xt

Q4. (a) If ct xt g t , then show that Ac Ax Ag , where Ax , Ag , and Ac are the areas under xt , g t , and
ct , respectively, where the symbol denotes the convolution.

(b) If xt g t ct , then show that xat g at cat where the symbol denotes the convolution.
1
a

Q5. Find zero-state response y t of the systems for which

(a) ht e t u t and xt sin 3t u t

Q6. Using the classical method, solve

d y t

(a) D 2 6D 25 yt D 3xt
for y 0 0 ,
dt t 0
2 and xt u t

d y t
(b) D 2 4D 4yt D 1xt for y 0 9 4 , 5 and input xt e 3t u t
dt t 0
 d y t

(c) D 2 2D yt D 1xt
for y 0 2 ,
dt t 0
1 and xt u t

Q7. Solve the following equation recursively (first three terms only):

yn 2 3 yn 1 2 yn xn 2 3xn 1 3xn

with xn 3n un , y 1 3 , and y 2 2

Q8. (a) Solve yn 2 3 yn 1 2 yn 0

if y 1 0 , and y 2 1

(b) Solve yn 2 2 yn 1 yn 0

if y 1 1 , and y 2 1

(c) Solve yn 2 2 yn 1 2 yn 0

if y 1 1 , and y 2 0

Q9. Find the unit impulse response hn of systems specified by the following equations:

(a) E 2 6E 9 yn Exn
(b) yn 6 yn 1 25 yn 2 2 xn 4 xn 1

Q10. Find the (zero-state) response yn of an LTI system if the input is xn 3 n 1 un 2 and

hn
1
2

n 2 2n1 un 3

Q11. Find an LTID system (zero-state) response if its impulse response hn 0.5 un, and the input xn is
n

(a) 2 n un
(b) 2 n3 un
(c) 2 n un 2

Q12. Determine graphically yt xt ht for xt e t ut and ht e 2t ut . Where symbol denotes