SRM Institute of Science and Technology

College of Engineering and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamilnadu

Academic Year: 2024-2025 (ODD)
Course Code &Title: 21MAB201T-Transforms and Boundary Value Problems

Year & Sem: II/III

Unit 2 –Fourier Series- Tutorial Sheet
Part A Marks: 5 X 8
SI. Question Answers
No
1 Find the Fourier series of period 2𝜋 for the function f(x)= √1 − cos 𝑥 = 2√2 −
𝜋
√1 − cos 𝑥 in −𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 4√2 1
∞
∑𝑛<1 2 cos 𝑛𝑥
𝜋 4𝑛 ;1
2 Find the Fourier series of period 2 for the function f(x)=
𝜋𝑥 𝑥 1 𝜋 4 1
f(x)= { − 𝜋 ∑∞
𝑛<1 3 … 𝑛2 cos 𝑛𝜋𝑥
𝜋( − 𝑥) 1 𝑥 2

∞
3 Find the half-range (i) Cosine series and (ii) sine series for 𝜋2 (−1)𝑛
f(x)= 𝑥 2 (𝑖) + 4 ∑ cos 𝑛𝑥
3 𝑛2
𝑛<1
(ii)∑∞
𝑛<1 𝑏𝑛 sin 𝑛𝑥 ,
Where
2 𝜋2 4
[ − 𝑛3 ] if n is odd
𝜋 𝑛
𝑏𝑛 = { 2𝜋
− if n is even
𝑛
4 Find the half-range Cosine series of 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝜋 − 𝑥)2 in (0,𝜋). (𝜋 − 𝑥)2 = 𝜋3 +
1 1 1 3
Hence find the sum of the series 14 + 24 + 34 + ⋯ ∞ ∞ 1
16 ∑𝑛<1 2 cos 𝑛𝑥 . 𝑛
1 1 1 𝜋4
14
+ 24 + 34 + ⋯ ∞ = 90
.
𝜋𝑥
5 Obtain the constant term and the first three harmonics in the 7+4.565 cos −2.833
6
Fourier cosine series of y=f(x) using the following table: 𝜋𝑥 𝜋𝑥
cos 3 – 1.667 cos 2
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 4 8 15 7 6 2
 Part B Marks: 3 ×15
SI. Question Answers Marks
No
Find the Fourier series expansion of the function 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑖𝑛 − 𝜋 𝑥 1
−
𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝜋 2 1
1 1 1 1
Hence find the values of (i) 1∙3 + 3∙5 + 5∙7 + ⋯ ∞ ∑∞
𝑛<2 4 6… cos 𝑛𝑥 +
𝜋 (𝑛;1)(𝑛:1)
1 1 1 1
(ii) 1∙3 − 3∙5 + 5∙7 − ⋯ ∞ sin 𝑥.
2
1 1 1 1
(i)1∙3 + 3∙5 + 5∙7 + ⋯ ∞ = 2
1 1 1 𝜋;2
(ii)1∙3 − 3∙5 + 5∙7 − ⋯ ∞ = 4
𝜋𝑥
Obtain the first harmonics in the Fourier series expansion in (0, f(x)=1.197 + (0.120 cos −
6
12) for the function y=f(x) by the table given below: 𝜋𝑥 𝜋𝑥
.7 8 sin ) + (0.527 cos +
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 3
2 𝜋𝑥 𝜋𝑥
y 1.8 1. 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.25 1.30 1.76 2.00 .1 4 sin ) + (-0.112 cos −
3 2
𝜋𝑥
1 6 6 8 . 48 sin )
2

Prove that for <𝑥<𝜋

3 𝜋2 cos 2𝑥 cos 4𝑥 cos 6𝑥

(a) x(𝜋 − 𝑥) = −[ + + +⋯]
6 12 22 32
8 sin 𝑥 sin 3𝑥 sin 5𝑥
(b) x(𝜋 − 𝑥) = −[ + + +⋯]
𝜋 12 32 52