GLASGOW COLLEGE UESTC

Exam paper

Signal and System (UESTC 2026)

Date: June 29th 2023
Time: 14:30-16:30PM

Attempt all PARTS. Total 100 marks

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Numbers are on all answer sheets.

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Q1 Consider the system shown in Figure Q1-1 ,where the frequency response H ( j ) has
the magnitude and phase response shown in Figure Q1-2. x1 (t )  sin(1000 t ) and
x2 (t )  2 cos(2000t ) are the two input signals of this system.

(a) Determine whether x(t )  x1 (t )  x2 (t ) is periodic signal. If yes, give its period.
[5]

(b) Determine the Fourier series coefficient ak of x1 (t ) . [5]

(c) Determine the Fourier Transform X 2 ( j ) of x2 (t ) and sketch the spectrum of

x2 (t ) [6]

(d) Determine the output response y (t ) of this system. [4]


(e) If x3 (t )  x1 (t )* x2 (t ) is sampled by the impulse train p (t )    (t  nT )
n 

and the sampled signal is y3 (t ) . Determine the sampling period T which

would guarantee x3 (t ) can be recovered from y3 (t ) . [5]

x1 (t )
x (t ) y (t )
H ( j )

x2 (t )

Figure Q1-1

H ( j )
1

-2500 2500 

H ( j )

2

-2500
 2500 
-
2

Figure Q1-2

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Q2 Signal x(t ) which spectrum is shown in Figure Q2-1 is modulated by the carrier signal
c(t )  cos 6 t , xˆ (t ) is the modulated signal. xˆ (t ) is also the input signal to system S
and corresponding output signal is y (t ) . The structure of the system is shown in Figure
Q2-2.

X ( j )
1
c (t )
x (t ) xˆ (t ) y (t )
   S

System A

Figure Q2-1 Figure Q2-2

(a) Determine the function of signal x(t ) . [5]

If x1 (t )  FT ( X ''( j )) , sketch the Fourier transform X 1 ( j ) of x1 (t )

1
(b)
and determine x1 (t ) . [5]

(c) Sketch the spectrum Xˆ ( j ) of modulated signal xˆ (t ) . [5]

(d) Design one possible system S to make sure y (t )  x(t ) ,determine the impulse
response h(t ) of the system you designed. [5]

(e) System A is shown in the dashed box in Figure Q2-2. If y (t )  x(t ) ,determine
the impulse response h1 (t ) of system A. [5]

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Q3 Consider a causal LTI system described by its system function H ( s ) with the
following information. It is known that H ( s ) has two first-order poles at s  1 and
s  2 together with one first-order zero at s  0 . It is also given that h(0 )  2 .

(a) Determine the system function H ( s ) , and indicate the ROC of H ( s ) . [6]

(b) Determine the unit impulse response signal h(t ) . Is this system stable? Clearly
justify your answer. [7]

(c) Draw the system’s block diagram in direct form. [4]

(d) If the input x(t )  e t u (t ) , determine the output signal y (t ) . [8]

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Q4 Consider a stable LTI system whose input x[n ] and output y[n] are related through
the block diagram representation shown in Figure Q4.

(a) Find the system function H ( z ) of this stable LTI system. Write out a linear
constant-coefficient difference equation relating y[n] and x[n ] . [7]

(b) Sketch the system’s pole-zero plot and indicate its ROC. [5]

(c) Determine the unit impulse response signal h[ n ] . Is this system causal? Clearly
justify your answer. [8]

(d) Determine the response y[n] if the input signal x[n]  cos  n , for all n. [5]

Figure Q4.

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