SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS EC303

QUESTION BANK
1. Verify whether the following continuous-time signal is periodic. If periodic, find the
fundamental period.
x(t)=5cos4πt+3sin8πt. (5)
2. (a) Verify whether the following continuous-time signal is periodic. If periodic, find the
fundamental period. (3)
x(t)=exp(-j2πt/7)
(b) Prove that xe(t)=(1/2)[x(t)+x(-t)] where xe(t) is the even part of the signal x(t) (2)
3. (a) Determine the power and energy of the following continuous-time signal and comment on
the result. (5+1)
x(t)=3cos (5ωot)
(b) Show that the sinusoidal signal x(t)=sin(ωot+θ) is periodic with period 2π/ωo. (4)
(c) Test the causality of the following system. (5)
y(t)=x(t2)
4. (a) A continuous time signal is shown in fig. below. Find the following versions of the given
signal

(i) x(t+2) (ii) x(2t) (iii) x(-t) (iv) x(-t+2) (3+3+3+3)

(b) Show that the complex exponential signal x(t)=exp(jωot) is periodic with period 2π/ωo. (3)

5. Test the following system for linearity

dx (t )
y(t)=4x(t)+2dt (5)
6. (a) State whether the following system is time-variant or not. y(t)=x(-t) (3)
(b) Test the stability of the following system. y(t)=cos(x(t)) (2)
7. (a) Prove that for an LTI system, the condition for stability is
∞
∫ |h(t)|dt<∞ where h(t) is the impulse response of the system.
−∞ (7)
(b) Determine the unit step response of the following system whose impulse response is
given
by h(t)=u(t+2)+u(t-2) (8)
8. Perform the convolution of the following causal signals.
x1(t)=tu(t), x2(t)=exp(-5t)u(t) (5)
9. (a) Determine the natural response of the system described by the equation
 d 2 y (t ) dy ( t ) dx ( t ) dy ( t )
2
+6 +5 y ( t ) = +4 x ( t ) |t=0=−2
dt dt dt y(0)=1 dt (8)
(b) Compare energy and power signals. (3)
(c) Determine the energy and power of a unit step signal. (4)
10. Find the overall impulse response of the system shown in Fig. below (5)

Take, h1(t)=tu(t); h2(t)=3u(t); h3(t)=2u(t)

11. (a) Determine the Laplace transform of the following signal. (9)

(b) Determine the Laplace transform of the following signal and its ROC. (6)
x(t)=exp(-3t)u(-t)
12. Prove that for a stable LTI continuous time causal system the poles should lie on the left half
of s-plane. (5)
13. Analyse the stability of an LTI system whose impulse response is given by
h(t)=Aexp(-at)u(t) (5)
4
X ( s)=
14. (a) Find the inverse Laplace transform of ( s+2 )(s+4 ) if the ROC is (i) -2>Re(s)>-4
(ii) Re(s)<-4 (iii) Re(s)>-2 (3+3+3)
(b) The input and impulse response of continuous-time systems are given by
x(t)=exp(-2t)u(t) and h(t)=u(t). find the output. (6)
15. Determine the trigonometric form of Fourier series of the waveform shown
16. Write down the difference between continuous time and discrete time Fourier series. What is
magnitude spectrum and phase spectrum. (5)
17. What is negative frequency? Show the relation between Fourier coefficients of trigonometric
and exponential form. (5)
18. (a) Find exponential form of fourier series of the waveform shown below and plot the
magnitude and phase spectrum. (15)

19. (a) Determine the trigonometric form of Fourier series of the waveform shown below
20. (a) Write down the conditions for existence of Fourier transform. (3)
(b) Prove time-shifting property of Fourier transform. (4)
(c) Prove Parseval’s relation for Fourier transform. (4)
(d) Obtain Fourier transform of the following signal
x(t)=Aexp(-at) for t¿ 0. (4)
21. Check the composite signal is periodic or not? If periodic, then calculate the period of the
composite signal (5)

x ( n )=sin ( ) ( )
πn
3
+ cos
πn
4
22. (a) Test the causality of the following system
y(n)=x(n2) (4)
(b) Verify whether the following system in time-variant
y(n)=x(3n) (4)
(c) Test the following system for linearity
y(n)=nx2(n) (4)
(d) Determine whether the following signal is energy signal or power signal
x(n)=u(n) (3)
23. Determine the range of values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ for the stability of LTI system with impulse
response
h(n)=bn n<0
=an n¿ 0 (5)
2
24. Find the Z-transform of x(n)=n u(n) (5)
25. Find the Z-transform of x(n)= (5)
26. (a) Find the one sided Z-transform of the discrete time signals generated by
Ω
mathematically sampling the continuous time signal x(t)=exp(-at)cos( 0 t) (7)
1
X ( z )=
(b) Determine the inverse Z-transform of 1−0 . 8 z +0 .12 z−2 if ROC is
−1

(i) |z|>0.6 (ii) |z|<0.2 (iii) 0.2<|z|<0.6 (8)

27. Derive the relation between s-plane and z-plane. (5)
28. Obtain and sketch the impulse response of shift invariant system described by
y(n)=0.4x(n)+x(n-1)+0.6x(n-2)+x(n-3)+0.4x(n-4) (5)
29. (a) An LTI system is described by the equation y(n)=x(n)+0.8x(n-1)+0.8x(n-2)-0.49y(n-
2). Determine the transfer function of the system. Sketch the poles and zeros on the z-
plane. (10)
(b) Test the stability of the first order system governed by the equation y(n)=x(n)+by(n-
1) where |b|<1 (5)
30. Determine the Fourier series representation of the following discrete time signal and
sketch the frequency spectrum
x(n)={…..,1,2,-1,1,2,-1,1,2,-1….} (15)
31. a) Compare continuous time and discrete time Fourier series. (4)
b) Compare Fourier transform of discrete and continuous time signals. (4)
c) Prove frequency shifting property of Fourier transform. (4)
d) Mention the stability criteria of an LTI causal system in z-domain. (3)
32. Write down the properties of frequency response of discrete time signal. (5)
33. Prove convolution theorem of frequency transform of discrete-time signals. (5)
34. Find the Fourier transform of x(n) where x(n)=1; 0≤n≤4
=0 otherwise (5)

[( ) ( ) ]
1 1 n 1 n
x (n )= +
35. (a) Find X(ejω) if
2 2 4 u(n) (7)
(b) If X ( e ) =e
jω − j 1. 5 ω
; |ω|≤1
=0 1≤ω≤π
Find x(n) and plot (8)
1
X ( e jω ) =
1
1− e− jω
36. Find x(n) if 2 (5)
37. Find the output spectrum of an LTI system if input x(n)=1/3; -1¿ n≤1
= 0; else (5)
38. A system has impulse response h(n) given by
h ( n )=−0 .25 δ(n+1 )+0 .5 δ (n )−0 . 25 δ(n−1)
Justify whether the system is BIBO stable. Also verify its causality.
Find the frequency response. (15)
39. Compute the 4-point DFT of the sequence x(n)={0,1,2,3}. Sketch the magnitude and
phase spectrum. (15)
40. Explain the relation between DFT and Z-transform. (5)
41. (a) Consider the analog signal x a (t )=2 cos2000 πt +5 sin 4000 πt+12 cos12000 πt
(i) Determine the Nyquist sampling rate
(ii) If the analog signal is sampled at Fs=5000Hz, determine the discrete time signal
obtained by sampling. (5+5)
(b) Obtain an expression of interpolation formula for reconstruction of continuous-
time signal from its samples. (5)
42. Consider the following basis functions ϕ(k) as shown in Fig. below. Express the
signals x1(t), x2(t) and x3(t) shown below in terms of these basis functions. (15)
43. Prove that the signals φ m (t )=sin mt , m=1,2,3…..form an orthogonal set in the
interval − π <t <π . Also find the corresponding orthonormal functions. (5)
44. (a) Demonstrate mathematically aliasing effect in frequency domain. (8)
(b) Explain mathematically with neat diagram reconstruction of a signal from its
samples using zero order hold interpolator. (7)
45. Differentiate between zero-order hold and first-order hold interpolator. (5)
46. Obtain inverse Laplace transform of the following.
250 s
X ( s) = X ( s) =
(a) ( s +625 ) ( s+2 )
2
(b) s+2