Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Signals and Systems Analysis (EEEg-3105)

Worksheet-I

1. Describe the following concepts using examples in relation to signals and systems
analysis.

a. Signals
b. Systems

2. A continuous-time signal x(t) is shown in the figure below.

Sketch and label each of the following signals carefully.

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 a. y(t)=2x(t+1) d . y(t)=3 x(t)u(t−1)
b. y(t)=x(4−2t) e. y(t)=x(t)u(1−t)
c . y(t)=x(2t+8) f . y(t)=x(t) [ u(t)−u(t−1)]

3. Consider the two discrete-time signals given by:

x 1 (n)=|n|[ u(n+4)−u( n−4)]

and
x 2 (n)=n [ u(n+5)−u(n−5) ]

Sketch and label each of the following signals derived from x1(n) and x2(n)
carefully.

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 a. y(n)=x 1(n) e . y(n)=x2 (3n)

b. y(n)=x 2 (n) f . y(n)=x 1

n
2 ()
c . y(n)=x 1(3−n) g. y(n)=x 1(2n)+x 2 (3n)
d . y(n)=x 1(2n) h. y( n)=x 1 (2n)x 2 (−n)

4. Determine whether each of the following signals is periodic or non-periodic. If the

signal is periodic, determine its fundamental period.

a. x(t )=cos 2t+( ) π

4
e. x(t )=e jπt

b. x(t )=cos 2 ( t ) f . x(n)=cos n

1
4 ( )
c . x(t )=cos ( 2πt ) u(t ) g. x( n)=cos2 n
8( )
π

d . x(t )=cos(t )+sin( √ 2t )

n
h. x(n)=cos cos
2 () ( )
πn
4

5. Determine whether the following signals are energy signals, power signals or
neither.

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 a. x(t)=e−at u(t), a>0 d . x(n)=(−0.5 )n u(n)
b. x(t)=Acos ( ω0 t+φ ) e . x(n)=u(n)
j(3n)
c . x(t)=tu(t) f . x(n)=2e

6. Find the even and odd parts of the continuous-time signal given by x (t )=e2 t u ( t ) .

7. In this problem, we explore what happens when a unit impulse is applied to a

differentiator. Consider a triangular pulse x(t) of duration T and amplitude 1/2 T, as
depicted in Fig. below. The area under the pulse is unity. Hence as the duration T
approaches zero, the triangular pulse approaches a unit impulse.
(a) Suppose the triangular pulse x(t) is applied to a differentiator. Determine the
output y(t) of the differentiator.
(b) What happens to the differentiator output y(t) as T approaches zero? Use the
definition of a unit impulse δ(t) to express your answer.

x(t)

o t

8. Determine whether the systems described by the following input-output relationship

are linear, time-invariant, causal, BIBO stable, memoryless, invertible or not.

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 n+1
a. y(t)=cos[x(t)] d. y(n)= ∑ x(k)
k=−∞
b. y(t)=x(−t+2) e . y(n)=x(n)u(n)
c . y(t)=|x(2t)| f . x(n)=x(n)+nx(n+1)
9. Consider the capacitor circuit shown in Fig below. Let input x(t) = i(t) and output
y(t) = Vc(t). (a) Find the input-output relationship. (b) Determine whether the
system is (i) memoryless, (ii) causal, (iii) linear, (iv) time invariant, or (v) stable

10. A system H has its input - output pairs given. When the inputs to the systems are
x 1 ( t ) , x 2 ( t ) , ¿ x3 (t), the outputs of the system are y 1 ( t ) , y 2 ( t ) ,∧ y 3 (t) as shown. Determine
whether the system could be memoryless, causal, linear and time invariant for a signals

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 depicted in figure below. For all cases, justify your answers. Find the output due to the
input depicted in fig (b)

Assignment Questions: 1b, 1e, 2c, 2g, 3b, 3f, 3g, 5,6, 7a, 7d,8,9

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