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Math 370 - Sample Fourier Series Questions

The document contains sample questions about Fourier series with solutions. It includes questions about identifying even, odd, and neither functions, finding the constant term in a Fourier series, determining function values from a Fourier series, writing the Fourier series for related functions, and writing terms of a Fourier series.

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Math 370 - Sample Fourier Series Questions

The document contains sample questions about Fourier series with solutions. It includes questions about identifying even, odd, and neither functions, finding the constant term in a Fourier series, determining function values from a Fourier series, writing the Fourier series for related functions, and writing terms of a Fourier series.

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Math 370 – Sample Fourier Series Questions

(10) 1. Mark each function as even, odd, or neither:


(a) sin(x) (a) Odd
(b) ex (b) Neither
(c) |x − 1| (c) Neither
(d) x5 (d) Odd
(e) x3 sin(x) (e) Even
(10) 2. Let f (x) be the function on [−3, 3] which is graphed below. Find the constant term in
the Fourier series for f .

Solution: The constant term is 5/2, the average value of f . The term a0 = 5.

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

(10) 3. The function f (shown below) is defined on the interval [−2, 2]. What value does the
Fourier series for f converge to:
(a) When x = −1? (a) 1/2
(b) When x = 0? (b) 1
(c) When x = 1? (c) 4
(d) When x = 2? (d) 3/2
4

-2 -1 1 2
(10) 4. Let f (x) = |x| for −2 ≤ x ≤ 2, and let g(x) = 4|x| + 3 for −2 ≤ x ≤ 2. The Fourier
series for f is given by
       
8 πx 1 3πx 1 5πx
f (x) = 1 − 2 cos + cos + cos + ···
π 2 9 2 25 2

What is the Fourier series for g?

Solution:
       
32 πx 1 3πx 1 5πx
g(x) = 4f (x) + 3 = 7 − 2 cos + cos + cos + ···
π 2 9 2 25 2


0 for −π ≤ x < −π/2

(10) 5. Let f (x) = 1 for −π/2 ≤ x < π/2 .

0 for π/2 < x ≤ π

Find the Fourier series for f on the interval [−π, π].


Give at least four terms in the series or write it as a summation.

Solution:
1 2 cos(x) 2 cos(3x) 2 cos(5x)
+ − + − ···
2 π 3π 5π

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