EE2001E SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

2024-25 Monsoon Semester

ASSIGNMENT

1. Consider a system that multiplies a given input by a ramp function, r (t) = tu(t). That is,
the output of the system y (t) = x (t)r(t).
a. Is the system linear? Justify your answer.
b. Is the system memoryless? Justify your answer.
c. Is the system causal? Justify your answer.
d. Is the system time-invariant? Justify your answer.

2. Determine even and odd components of the signal 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡). Show that the
energy of x(t) is the sum of energies of its odd and even components.

3. The following are the impulse responses of continuous-time LTI systems. Determine
whether each system is causal and /or stable. Justify your answer?
a. ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑒 −4𝑡 𝑢(𝑡 − 2)
b. ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑒 −6𝑡 𝑢(3 − 𝑡)
c. h(t) = e−2t u(t + 50)
d. ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑒 2𝑡 𝑢(−1 − 𝑡)
e ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑒 −𝑡 𝑢(𝑡)

4. Assume the voltage impulse response of a circuit can be modelled by the triangular
waveform shown in Fig.1. The voltage input signal to this circuit is the step function u(t)

Fig. 1
a. Use the convolution integral to derive the expressions for the output voltage.
b. Sketch the output voltage over the interval 0 to 15 s.

5. Given ℎ(𝑡) = 4𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡) and 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝛿(𝑡) − 2𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡). Find 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝑥(𝑡) ∗ ℎ(𝑡)
6. In Fig 2, let vs = 2 u(t) V and is = 80 u(t - 0.0002) mA. Find iL(t) for all t.

Fig. 2
7. In Fig 3, S is a two-position switch. It is thrown to position 1 at t = 0. It is kept in that
position for 10 ms and then thrown to position 2. It is kept at the second position until
the current in the inductor goes to zero. At that instant, it is thrown back to position 1.
Then the whole cycle repeats. (i) Calculate and plot two cycles of iL(t). (ii) What is the
frequency of switching in the circuit?

Fig. 3
8. At t = 0− , just before the switch is closed in Fig. 4, vc =100 V. Obtain the expression
for the current and charge transients.

Fig. 4
9. Obtain the current i(t), for all values of t, in the circuit of Fig. 5.

Fig. 5
10. The switch S1 in the circuit in Fig. 6 is closed at t = 0 and the switch S2 is closed at t =
0.12 s. Both switches are ideal. (i) Find the current in the inductance as a function of
time and plot it. (ii) Find the voltage across the inductance and plot it. (iii) Find the
voltage across the first resistor and plot it. (iv) What is the time required to attain 90%
of the final steady-state value of current?

Fig. 6
11 Find the impulse responses hi (t), hv (t) and hi1 (t) of the RL circuit given in Fig. 7.

Fig. 7
12 A series RLC circuit with L =16 mH, C = 16 μF and R = 10 Ω has initial energy storage of
0.0016 J in the inductor and 0.0032 J in the capacitor with polarity as shown in Fig.8. Find
the Zero Input Response for the resistor voltage in the circuit at t ≥ 0+.

Fig. 8
13 In an RLC circuit of Fig. 9 the capacitor was initially charged to Vo = 200 V. Find the current
transient after the switch is closed at t = 0.

Fig. 9
14. The switch in Fig. 10 was connected to position A for a long time and moves from position
A to position B at t = 0. Determine i(t) for t ≥ 0+

Fig. 10

15. The initial voltage across the capacitor in the circuit in Fig. 11 is –1 V with the polarity
shown. The initial current in the inductor is zero.
(i) Develop the circuit differential equation using the voltage across capacitor as the
describing variable and identify the natural frequencies of the circuit.
(ii) Find the voltage across the capacitor as a function of time for t ≥ 0+ if the input is
a unit step voltage.
(iii) Develop the circuit differential equation using the source current as the
describing variable, identify the natural frequencies of the circuit and calculate
the initial values needed for solving this differential equation.

Fig. 11

16. For the periodic signals shown in Fig. 12 and 13, find the compact trigonometric Fourier
series and sketch the amplitude and phase spectra.
a.

Fig. 12
b.

Fig. 13.
17. Find the exponential Fourier series for the given signal
1 𝜋 3 𝜋
𝑥(𝑡) = 2 + 4 sin ( 𝑡 + ) + 3cos( 𝑡 − )
2 6 5 4

18. Determine the complex exponential Fourier series representation for each of the
following signals. Also Verify Parseval’s theorem for each.
𝜋
a. 𝑥(𝑡) = cos(2𝑡 + 4 )

b. 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑡 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛6𝑡

c. 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑡

19. Consider the periodic impulse train defined as

∞

𝛿𝑇𝑜 (𝑡) = ∑ 𝛿(𝑡 − 𝑘𝑇𝑜 )

𝑘=−∞

a. Determine the complex exponential Fourier series of 𝛿𝑇𝑜 (𝑡)

b. Determine the Trigonometric Fourier series of 𝛿𝑇𝑜 (𝑡)

20. Consider a periodic signal x(t), with fundamental frequency 2𝜋. The exponential Fourier
coefficients of x(t) are given as
1 1 1
𝑎0 = 1, 𝑎−1 = 𝑎1 = , 𝑎−2 = 𝑎2 = , 𝑎−3 = 𝑎3 =
4 2 3
Find the expression for x(t).

21. Show that the Fourier transform of the triangular pulse is given by the following
expression. Also, plot the spectra.

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22. Determine f(t) if 𝐹(𝜔) = 𝜔2 [𝑢(𝜔 + 𝜔0 ) − 𝑢(𝜔 − 𝜔0 )]. Also, draw 𝐹(𝜔) assuming 𝜔0
as 1.

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23. Determine 𝐹(𝜔) for the following signal.

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24. Determine f(t) if 𝐹(𝜔) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜔) [𝑢 (𝜔 + 𝜋) − 𝑢 (𝜔 − 𝜋)]. Also draw 𝐹(𝜔).

2 2
𝑡 1 𝜋
Ans: 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 −1 × 𝜋 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( 2 𝑡)

25. Find the inverse Fourier transform of the following function

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26. Find the inverse Fourier transform of the following function

Ans: 𝑓(𝑡) = [𝑒 −𝑡 𝑢(𝑡) + 𝑒 𝑡 𝑢(−𝑡)]𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑡)

1 1
Hint: 1+𝜔2 = (1−𝑗𝜔)(1+𝑗𝜔)

27. Find the Bilateral Laplace Transform of the signal

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28. Find the Laplace Transform of 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 (𝑡)𝑢(𝑡)

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29. Find the inverse Laplace Transform of

Ans: 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑡)
 30. Using Laplace Transform solve the following differential equations
𝑑𝑥(𝑡) 𝑑𝑦(𝑡)
+ 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑡) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 + 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑡), 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑥(0) = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦(0) = 0
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

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