Tutorial 6 - CT Fourier Transform: Linearity Property: C, we have that ¯α
Tutorial 6 - CT Fourier Transform: Linearity Property: C, we have that ¯α
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
conceptual questions
1. Define the CT Fourier Transform (CTFT). Is the CTFT an operation that changes the
signal x (t) in time or an equivalent representation of the signal x (t) in the frequency
domain? Justify your answer
3. Do the signals x1 (t) = sin (ω0 t) and x2 (t) = u (t) fulfill the Dirichlet conditions? If
yes/no, justify your answer. Why do have their CT Fourier Transforms in common?
4. (True or False) Every practical signal has a complex-valued CTFT. Justify your answer
5. Are the CT Fourier Series (CTFS) more general than the CTFT? Or is the CTFT more
general than the CTFS? Justify your answer
exercises
2. Consider the periodic pulse train x̃ (t) shown in Figure 1. Compute the CT Fourier
Transform of x̃ (t)
3. Show that if x (t) is real and even, then X ( jω ) is real and even. Can the spectrum of
a positive-time signal (i.e., x (t) = 0 for t < 0) be real? If we consider all real-world
signals to be positive-time, will we encounter real-valued spectra in practice?
F
1 Linearity Property: For all ᾱ1,2 ∈ C, we have that ᾱ1 x1 (t) + ᾱ2 x2 (t) ↔ ᾱ1 X1 ( jω ) + ᾱ2 X2 ( jω )
4. Show that the steady-state response y (t) to an input x (t) = sin (ω0 t) of an LTI, BIBO
stable and causal system with impulse response h (t) = F −1 { H ( jω )} equals
Note that this relationship is the basis of steady-state phasor analysis in Linear Circuit
Theory and Power System Analysis