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University of Victoria
Exam 2
Fall 2024
Course Name: ECE260
Course Title: Continuous-Time Signals and Systems
Section(s): A01, A02
CRN(s): A01 (CRN 10960), A02 (CRN 10961)
Instructor: Michael Adams
Duration: 50 minutes
Family Name:
Given Name(s):
Student Number:
This examination paper has 6 pages, all of which are numbered.
Students must count the number of pages in this examination paper before beginning to write, and report
any discrepancy immediately to the invigilator.
All questions are to be answered on the examination paper in the space provided.
Total Marks: 24
This examination is closed book.
The use of a crib sheet is not permitted.
The use of a calculator is not permitted.
You must show all of your work!
You must clearly define any new quantities introduced in your answers (such as variables, functions,
operators, and so on).
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Question 1. x h1 + h2 + y
Consider the system H with input x and output y that consists of
three interconnected LTI subsystems as shown in the diagram,
where each subsystem is labelled with its impulse response. h3
(A) Find the impulse response h of the system H in terms of h1 , h2 , and h3 . [3 marks]
(B) Suppose now that h1 (t) = δ (t − 1), h2 (t) = h1 (t), and h3 (t) = δ (t). Find a fully simplified formula for h. [2 marks]
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Question 2.
(A) For an arbitrary LTI system with impulse response h, state the condition on h that must be satisfied in order for the system
to be BIBO stable. The condition must be stated in terms of a formula (not just words). [1 mark]
(B) Consider the LTI system H with impulse response h(t) = e−|at| , where a is an arbitrary real constant. Using the condition
stated in your answer to part (a) of this question, determine whether the system H is BIBO stable. Show all of your work
and do not skip any steps in your solution. [5 marks]
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Question 3. Using the graphical method (i.e., the method used during the lectures), compute x ∗ h(t), where x and h are as
shown in the figures. (You must compute x ∗h, not h∗x.) For each separate case in your solution, you must state the convolution
result and the corresponding range of t as well as show the fully-labelled graph from which this result is derived. Each curve
in these plots must be labelled with its formula (e.g., 3t + 1, e−t , t 2 + 3, etc.). Each convolution result may be stated in the
form of an integral, but the integral must be simplified as much as possible without integrating. The unit-step function must not
appear anywhere in your answer. [8 marks]
x(t) h(t)
1 1
t
−1 1 2 3 4
t
−4 −3 −2 −1 1 −1
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Question 4. Let H denote an operator corresponding to a LTI system; and let x1 , x2 , y1 , y2 denote functions such that y1 = Hx1
and y2 = Hx2 . Find y2 in terms of y1 . You must show all of your work and fully justify each of the steps in your answer. The
use of any properties of H in your answer must be explicitly shown and annotated/commented. Zero marks will be given
for a correct final answer with a missing or completely incorrect justification. In order to reduce the verbosity of your answer,
you may use St0 to denote an operator that time shifts a function by t0 (i.e., St0 x(t) = x(t − t0 )). [5 marks]
x1 (t) x2 (t)
2 2
1
1
t t
−2 −1 1 2 3 −2 −1 1 2 3
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