BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

K K BIRLA GOA CAMPUS

SECOND SEMESTER, 2019-2020
Course no.: MATH F241 Date: 27/01/2020
Course Title: Mathematical Methods Tutorial -2

1. Let f  x   e kx , x  0, k is a positive constant. Then find its Fourier cosine and sine integral and discuss its
convergence.
2. Let a function f  x  be defined as
sin x, 0  x  
f  x  
0, elsewhere

Using Fourier integral formula show that

1  cos w   x   cos wx
f  x 

dw
0 1  w2
3. Using Fourier cosine integral formula show that
2  w 2
 2  cos wx

x
e cos x  dw, x  0
 0 w4  4
4. Using Fourier cosine integral formula show that
  cos wx
e x   dw, x  0
2 0 w4  1
5. Using Fourier sine integral formula show that
2  b2  a 2   w sin wx
e ax  e bx 
  w
0 2
 a 2  w2  b 2 
dw, a  0, b  0

6. Let a and k be positive constants and let

f  t   k  H  t  a   H  t  a   ,
where H  t  is a Heaviside unit step function,
then find the Fourier transform of f  t  .
7. Find the Fourier transform of f  x   e ax , a  0.
2

8. Find the Fourier transform of f  t   H  t  e at , a    i  ,   0.

9. Find the Fourier transform of
 t
1  ,  a  t  a
f t    a
0,
 elsewhere
10. i) Find the Fourier transform of
1,  a  t  a
f t   
0, elsewhere
ii) Use the result of part (i) to evaluate
  sin  a sin  x
  
d

iii) Use the result of part (ii) to deduce the value of

 sin u
0 u
du

11. State and prove Riemann-Lebesque Lemma.

12. Prove the following algebraic properties of convolutions:

i) f *g  g* f
ii)  f   g  * h    f * h     f * h  ,
where  ,  R
iii) f *  f   * f , where  is Dirac-delta function
1, t 0
13. Find the Fourier transform of f  t   e at H  t   e at H  t  , a  0, where H  t   
0, t0

and hence find the Fourier transform of signum function defined by

1, t  0
sgn  t   
1, t  0
14. Find the inverse Fourier transform of the following functions
i) F  w    H  w   H  w  1  w
ii) F  w  H  w e aw , a    i  ,   0
iii) F  w    H  w  1  H  w  1  w , a    i  ,   0
15. State and prove Fourier transform frequency modulation theorem.
16. State and prove symmetry property of Fourier transform.
17. State and prove self-duality property of Fourier transform.
18. State and prove General Parseval’s relation and Parseval’s relation.
19. Using Parseval’s relation prove that
 sin 2 t 

0 t 2
dt 
2