Problem Sheet 6
Problem Sheet 6
Problem Sheet 6
Fourier Series
1. Find the Fourier series of the below periodic functions of period 2π.
(a) f ( x ) = x2 (0 < x < 2π )
4π 2 1 1 1 1
Ans: + 4(cos x + cos 2x + cos 3x + . . . ) − 4π (sin x + sin 2x + sin 3x + . . . )
3 4 9 2 3
(b) (
−4x if − π < x < 0
f (x) =
4x if 0 < x < π
16 1 1
Ans:2π − (cos x + cos 3x + cos 5x + . . . )
π 9 25
2. Find the Fourier series of f ( x ) of period p, where
(a) (
if − 1 < x < 0
1+x
f (x) = p=2
1−x
if 0 < x < 1,
2 4 1 1 1
Ans: + cos 2πx − cos 4πx + cos 6πx − . . .
π π 1·3 3·5 5·7
1 1
(b) f ( x ) = cos πx (− < x < ), p = 1
2 2
1 4 1 1
Ans: + 2 cos πx + cos 3πx + cos 5πx + . . .
2 π 9 25
1 1
3. Using the Fourier series of f ( x ) = x2 , −1 < x < 1, of period 2, show that 1 − + −
4 9
1 π2
+··· = .
16 12
π2
4. Use the Fourier series of f ( x ) = x2 , 0 ≤ x < 2π, to find a series for .
6
5. Use the Fourier series of
(
0 if − π ≤ x ≤ 0
f (x) =
x2 if 0 < x < π,
π2
to find a series for .
12
1
6. Use the Fourier series of (
0 if − 1 < x < 0
f (x) =
x if 0 ≤ x < 1,
π2
to find a series for .
8
π
7. Use the Fourier series of f ( x ) = | sin x |, −π ≤ x ≤ π, to find a series for .
4
8. Is the given function even or odd? Find its Fourier series.
(a) f ( x ) = 2x | x |, −1 < x < 1
4 1 1
Ans: 3 (π 2 − 4) sin πx + (9π 2 − 4) sin 3πx + (25π 2 − 4) sin 5πx + . . .
π 27 125
2 1 1
− sin 2πx + sin 4πx + sin 6πx + . . .
π 2 3
(b) (
πe− x if − π < x < 0
f (x) =
πe x if 0 < x < π,
2 1 2
Ans: eπ − 1 − (eπ + 1) cos x + (eπ − 1) cos 2x − (eπ + 1) cos 3x + (eπ − 1) cos 4x −
5 5 17
...
9. Find the Fourier cosine series and the Fourier sine series of f ( x ) = 2 − x, 0 < x < 2.
11. Find the Fourier cosine series and the Fourier sine series of