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Fourier Assignment

This document is a Fourier series assignment from the University of Zimbabwe. It contains 3 questions with multiple parts each. Question 1 involves Fourier series expansions, Parseval's identity, and determining the values of infinite series. Question 2 involves finding Fourier transforms of functions, including the Dirac delta function, and using transforms to solve a partial differential equation. Question 3 involves sketching a periodic function, determining its Fourier series, evaluating an infinite series, and applying Parseval's identity. The assignment is worth a total of 60 marks and students are instructed to attempt all questions.

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Fourier Assignment

This document is a Fourier series assignment from the University of Zimbabwe. It contains 3 questions with multiple parts each. Question 1 involves Fourier series expansions, Parseval's identity, and determining the values of infinite series. Question 2 involves finding Fourier transforms of functions, including the Dirac delta function, and using transforms to solve a partial differential equation. Question 3 involves sketching a periodic function, determining its Fourier series, evaluating an infinite series, and applying Parseval's identity. The assignment is worth a total of 60 marks and students are instructed to attempt all questions.

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UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE MT 201

Fourier series assignment

Engineering Mathematics 2

October 2021
Time : x hours

Attempt all questions


Total marks 60

A1. (a) Given the Fourier series expansion


∞
x X (−1)n+1
= sin nx, − π < x < π,
2 n=1
n

use Parseval’s identity to deduce the values of the series


∞
X 1
2
.
n=1
n

[5]
(b) Use the result in part (a) above to determine the values of the series s
∞
X 1
.
k=1
(2k)2

[2]
(c) Hence, by combining your results from (a) and (b) above, determine the value of
the series ∞
X 1
2
.
k=1
(2k − 1)
[4]

A2. (a) (i) Find the Fourier transform of the function g(x) given by
 1
 2k , |x| ≤ k
g(x) =
0, |x| > k,

where k > 0 is a constant.

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(ii) Hence, determine the Fourier transform of the Dirac delta function, δ(x),
defined by
δ(x) = lim g(x).
k→0

[5,1]
(b) Given that
F{g(x − a)} = e−iaω F{g(x)} = e−iaω G(ω),
where a is a real constant, use your results in part (a) above to find the Fourier
transform of δ(x − a). [2]
(c) Use Fourier transforms and your results in part (b) above to solve the equation

∂ 2u ∂ 2u
= 2 , 0 < y < 1, − ∞ < x < ∞,
∂x2 ∂y
subject to bundary conditions

u(x, 0) = 0, u(x, 1) = δ(x − 2), − ∞ < x < ∞.

[12]


1, -π ≤ x < 0,
A3. Let f (x) be a function of period 2π such that f (x) =
0, 0 ≤ x ≤ π.

(a) Sketch a graph of f (x) in the interval −2π ≤ x ≤ 2π. [2]

(b) Determine the Fourier series for f (x) in the interval −π ≤ x ≤ π. [7]

π
(c) By giving an appropriate value to x, show that 4
= 1 − 13 + 51 − 17 + . . . [3]

(d)(i) Find the Fourier cosine series representation for the function f (x) = 1 − x2 on
0 ⩽ x ⩽ 1. [11]
(ii) Hence apply Parseval’s identity to show that
∞
X 1 π4
= .
n=1
n4 90

[6]

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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