Problem Sheet 6
Problem Sheet 6
1. Find the Fourier series of the below periodic functions of period 2π.
(a) f (x) = x2 (0 < x < 2π)
4π 2
Ans: 3 + 4(cos x + 14 cos 2x + 19 cos 3x + . . . ) − 4π(sin x + 12 sin 2x + 13 sin 3x + . . . )
(b) (
−4x if − π < x < 0
f (x) =
4x if 0<x<π
16
Ans:2π − π (cos x + 19 cos 3x + 1
25 cos 5x + . . . )
2. Find the Fourier series of f (x) of period p, where
(a) (
1+x if − 1 < x < 0
f (x) = p=2
1−x if
0 < x < 1,
2 4 1 1 1
Ans: π + π 1·3 cos 2πx − 3·5 cos 4πx + 5·7 cos 6πx − . . .
1
4 1 1
(π 2 − 4) sin πx + 2 2
Ans: π3 27 (9π − 4) sin 3πx + 125 (25π − 4) sin 5πx + . . .
2 1 1
− π sin 2πx + 2 sin 4πx + 3 sin 6πx + . . .
(b) (
πe−x if − π < x < 0
f (x) =
πex if 0 < x < π,
12. Find the sine series representation of f (x) = e−x , 0 < x < π.