Tutorial Sheet 2
Tutorial Sheet 2
Department of Mathematics
Engineering Mathematics II (18B11MA211)
Tutorial Sheet 2
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1. Find the Fourier series for f (x) defined by f (x) = .
1 − x, if 1 < x < 2
π2
Deduce 1
12
+ 1
32
+ 1
52
+ ··· = 8 .
2. Find the Fourier series for f (x) in [−π, π] where f (x) = π − |x|.
3. Find the Fourier sine series of f (x) = x cosx in 0 < x < π.
4. Find the Fourier sine series for f (x) = x (π − x) in the interval (0, π) and deduce that
3
1
13
− 313 + 513 − 713 + · · · = π32
5. Find the Fourier sine series for ex in 0 < x < 1.
6. Find the Fourier cosine series for f (x) = x sinx, (0, π).
7. Find the Fourier cosine series for f (x) = x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π.
8. Find the Fourier cosine series for f (x) = sin( πx
l ) in the range 0 < x < l.
9. Find the Fourier series of the function f (x) = x2 , (−π, π) and use Parseval’s identity to
4
deduce that 1 + 214 + 314 + · · · = π90 .
10. Find the Fourier series of the function f (x) = |x| , −π ≤ x ≤ π and use Parseval’s identity
4
to deduce that 114 + 314 + 514 + · · · = π96 .
Answers
∑∞ cos(2n−1)πx ∑∞ sin(2n−1)πx
1. − π42 n=1 (2n−1)2
+ 2
π n=1 2n−1
π 4 ∑∞ cos(2n−1)x
2. 2 + π2 n=1 (2n−1)2
∑
3. − 12 sinx + ∞ n 2n
n=2 (−1) n2 −1 sin nx
[ ]
4. π8 113 sinx + 313 sin3x + 513 sin5x + . . .
∑∞ n[1−e(−1)n ]
5. 2π n=1 1+n2 π 2
sin nπx
( )
6. 1 − 12 cosx − 2 cos2x
1×3 − cos3x
2×4 + cos4x
3×5 − ...
[ cosx ]
7. π
2 − 4
π 12
+ cos3x
32
+ cos5x
52
+ ...
[ ]
cos( 2πx ) cos( 4πx ) cos( 6πx )
8. 2
π − 4
π 1×3
l
+ 3×5
l
+ 5×7
l
+ ...
π2 ∑∞ 4(−1)n
9. 3 + n=1 n2
cos nx
∑∞ cos(2n−1)x
10. π
2 − 4
π n=1 (2n−1)2
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