Unit V : Fourier Series 2021

QUESTION BANK

1. Expand f  x   1  x 2 as a Fourier series in the interval 1  x  1


4 4 2 4 1
Ans: a0  , an  2 2  1 ,1  x 2   2  n  1
n 1 n 1
cos n x
3  n 3  n 1
2

2. Find the half range Fourier cosine series for the function f  x   x   x  over the

 1
n 1

2
interval  0,   . Hence deduce that  
n 1 n2 12

2 2   , x   x     2 1 1   1n  cos nx , put x   ,

2 
Ans: a0  , an     
n
1 1
3 n2   6 n 1 n
2   2

we get the required series .

 x,
 in 0  x  
f  x   2
  x, in  2  x  
3. Expand in half range Fourier cosine series.

 2   n  n
Ans: a0  , an   2 cos  2   1   1 
2  n2    

1  1
 4  x in  0, 2 
  
4. Find the Half range sine series for    3  1 
f x 
 x  in
  ,1
 4 2 

Ans: [ ( ) ]

5. Find the Half range sine series for f  x    x  1 in the interval 0  x  1

2

Ans: bn 
2
n
 2
1  n 2 2  1 1
n

6. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   x  x 2 in   x   .

4  1 2  1
n n
2 2
Ans: a0   , an   2
, bn  
3 n n

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  x
2

7. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x     in 0  x  2 and hence deduce
 2 
that
 1
n 1

2
n 1 n2

12
 2
1
Ans: a0  , an  , bn  0, put x  
6 n2

8. Find the complex Fourier series for the function f  x   cos 2 x in the interval   x  

 1
n

2
Ans: sin  2   einx
 n  4n 2

0, for 0  x  l
9. Find the complex Fourier series for the function f  x   
1, for l  x  2l
  2 n 1    2 n 1 
1 1  1   l ix  l ix 
Ans:   e e
2  n   2n  1  
 
10. Find the Fourier series up to first harmonic for f  x  given by the following table:

xo 0 60 120 180 240 300 360

f(x) 7.9 7.2 3.6 0.5 0.9 6.8 7.9

8.9667
Ans: f  x     4.05  cos x   0.8949  sin x 
2
 x
 0  x 1
11. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   
  2  x 
 1 x  2
2
Ans: a0   , an  2  1  1 , bn  0
n

n 
12. Develop f  x   e x in Fourier series in the interval 3  x  3

0 for  2  x  0
13. Expand f  x   
1 for 0  x  2 in Fourier series .
1 
a0  1, an  0, bn  1   1 
n

n  

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14. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   x  x 2 in 1  x  1 .

4  1 2  1
n n 1
2
Ans: a0   , an   2 2 , bn 
3 n n
15. Find the Fourier series for the f  x   e x in the interval 0  x  2
1 1  e2  1  n  e2  1 
a0  e2  1 , an    
  1  n2  n   1  n2 
, b ,

16. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   sin x in   x   .
4 2 1   1n  , bn  0
Ans: a0  , an  
   n  1 
2 

17. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   x 2 in 1  x  1 .

Ans:

18. Expand f  x   x sin x as a Fourier series in the interval 0  x  2

1 2
Ans: a0  2, a1   , an  2  n  1 , bn  0  n  1 , b1  
2 n 1

19. Obtain a Fourier series to represents the following periodic function

0 0  x  
f  x  
1   x  2
1 
Ans: a0  1, an  0, bn   1   1 
n

n  
20. Find the Fourier series for the f  x   e x in the interval 0  x  2
1 1  1  e 2  n  1  e 2 
Ans: a0  1  e2  , an   
 n   1  n2  ,
, b
   1  n2   
21. Find the Fourier series for the ( ) in the interval   x  
( ) ( )
Ans: ( ) ( )

22. Express f  x   cos wx in   x   as a Fourier series, where w is constant .

( )
Ans: ( )
23. Obtain a Fourier series for the function
 x    x  0
f  x  
 x 0 x 

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2 
Ans: a0   , an  1   1  , bn  0
n

n
2  
24. Find the Fourier series for the f  x   x in the interval   x   . Draw its graph.
2
Ans: a0  0, an  0, bn   cos n
n
25. Express f  x   x as a Half-range sine series in 0  x  2
4
Ans: a0  0, an  0, bn   1 , ( )
n
∑ ( )
n
26. Express f  x   x as a Half-range cosine series in 0  x  2
4 
2 
Ans: a0  2, an  1  1
n
( ) ∑ [( )
n2  ( )

27. Express f  x   x 2 as a Half-range cosine series in 0  x  

2 4
Ans: a0   2 , an  2  1 
n

3 n  
28. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   x 2 in l  x  l .
( )
Ans:


1
29. Find the value of n 2
using Fourier series. [ Assume f  x   x 2 in the interval   ,   ]
n 1

 2
Ans:
6

1
30. Find the value of  4n
n 1
2
1
using the Fourier series. Given f  x   1  cos x in the

interval 0  x  2


1 1 4 2 4 2
Ans:  4n
n 1
2
 ; a0 
1 2 
, an  
  4n 2  1
, bn  0

31. Find the Half range Fourier cosine series for the function f  x   x  x 2 in 0  x  1 .
Ans: [( ) ]

1 for 0  x  1
32. Obtain a cosine series for f  x   
 x for 1  x  2

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5 4  x  1  2 x  1  3 x  
Ans: f  x    cos  2   2 cos  2   9 cos  2   ............
4 2        
33. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   2 x  x 2 in 0  x  2 .
4 4
Ans: a0  , an   2 2 , bn  0
3 n
34. Find the Fourier series up to first harmonic for f  x  given by the following table:

x 0 1 2 3 4 5

f(x) 9 18 24 28 26 20

41.66
Ans: f  x     8.33 cos x   1.15  sin x 
2
35. Find the Fourier series up to first harmonic for f  x  given by the following table:

xo 0 60 120 180 240 300 360

f(x) 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.8

Ans: f  x   0.75   0.10  cos x   0.29  sin x 

36. Find the Fourier series up to first harmonic for f  x  given by the following table:

xo 0 60 120 180 240 300 360

f(x) 7.9 7.2 3.6 0.5 0.9 6.8 7.9

8.9667
Ans: f  x     4.05  cos x   0.8949  sin x 
2
37. The turning moment T units of a crank shaft of a steam engine are given for a series of
values of the crank angle  I degrees.

 0 30 60 90 120 150 180

T 0 5224 8097 7850 5499 2626 0

Find the first three terms of sine series represent T

Ans:
38. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   x 2  2 in 2  x  2 .
1 16
Ans: a0   , an  2 2  1 , bn  0
n

3  n

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39. In the range ( ), f  x  is defined by the relation

( ) {

Expand f  x  in Fourier series .

Ans: [ ( ) ] ( ) [ ∑
( ) ( )]
40. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   2 x  x 2 in 0  x  3 .
9 3
Ans: a0  0, an   , bn 
n2 2
n
1 8   n  
Ans: a0   , an  2 2 cos  2   1 , bn  0
2 n    
c 0 xa
41. Find the half range cosine series for f  x   
0 a xl
ac 2c  n a 
Ans: a0  , an  sin  
l n  l 
1 1 1
42. Find the value of 1     ......... using Fourier series. Given
3 5 7
1  x,    x  0
f  x  
 1  x, 0  x  

Ans:
4
1,  3  x  0
43. Find the Fourier series for the function f  x   
 1, 0  x  3

 
1  x
Ans:
4
  2n  1 sin  2n  1
n 1

3 

44. Find the Fourier coefficients and Fourier series of the square-wave function f defined by
( )
( )
( )
Ans:

∑ ( )
( )

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45. Find the Fourier series of ( ) Hence deduce that

.
( ) ∑
Ans:
46. Find the comple form of Fourier series for the function ( ) ( )
Ans: [ ]
47. Find the Fourier series of ( ) ( )
Ans:

( ) ∑

48. Find the Fourier half range a) Cosine series b) Sine series of

( ) {

Ans: ( ) [ ( ) ], ∑ ( )

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Question Bank:

 0 for −   t  a

1. Find the Fourier transform of the function, f ( t ) = t for a  t  b
 0 for t  b


Ans: F ( ) =
1
i
( ae−ia − be−ib ) + 2 ( e−ib − e−ia )

1

2.
 sin t for 0  t  
Find Fourier transform of f ( t ) =  Ans: F ( ) =
(1 + e ) − i

0 otherwise 1− 2
2 t2 2 2
− − −4 ( t − 3 )
2 −3 − (3i + )
3. Given F ( e −t 2
) = e 4
,find the Fourier transform of i) e 3
ii) e Ans:  e 4
; e 16

4. Find the Fourier transform of the function,

 a 2 − t 2 for t  a 4
f (t ) =  Ans: F ( ) = ( sin a − a cos a )
 0 for t  a 3

k if 0  t  a
5. Find the Fourier sine and cosine transform of f ( t ) = 
0 otherwise
k k
Ans: Fs ( ) = (1 − cos a ) ; Fc ( ) = sin a
 

6. Find the Fourier sine transform of f ( t ) =
1
t (1 + t 2 )
, t  0. Ans:
2
(1 − e ) −

1 
7. Find the Fourier sine transform of f ( t ) = , t  0. Ans:
t 2
e− a 2  
8. Find inverse Fourier sine transform of a 0. Ans: tan −1  
a  a

cos  xd
9. Find the Fourier cosine transform of f ( x ) = e− at , a  0. Hence find  (1 +  )
0
2


a cos  xd  − ax
Ans: Fc ( ) = 2 ; = e
a +  0 (1 +  2 ) 2a
2

a ( 2a 2 +  2 )
10. Find the Fourier cosine transform of f ( t ) = e − at
cos at. Ans: Fc ( ) =
( 2a − 2 )
2 2

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cos t if 0  t  a
11. Find the Fourier sine and cosine transform of f ( t ) = 
0 otherwise

Ans: Fc ( ) =
 sin  a cos a − cos  a sin a
 2 −1

2
 f (t ) cos tdt = e
−
12. Find f ( t ) satisfying the integral equation, Ans: f (t ) =
0
 (1 +  2 )

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3𝑖𝜔
Q) 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 2+𝑖𝜔

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Ans) 3𝛿 (𝑡) − 6𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡) (Hint : 3 - )
2+𝑖𝜔

Q) Find the real and imaginary part of Fourier Transformation of

𝑒 𝑎|𝑡|

2𝑎
Ans) Real part = and Imaginary part = 0
𝑎2 +𝑤 2

Q) Find the Fourier transformation of 𝑒 −3|𝑡| sin(2𝑡)

Hint : Use Modulation Theorem

1
Q) ℱ ( (3𝑡)2 +1 )

Hint : Use symmetric property

𝑤
𝜋 −| |
Ans) 3 𝑒 3

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Q) Solve y’ + 2y = 𝑒 −𝑡 𝑢(𝑡)

Ans) 𝑒 −𝑡 𝑢(𝑡) + 𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡)

(𝑛−1)!
Q) Prove that ℱ [𝑡 𝑛−1 𝑒 −𝑎𝑡 𝑢(𝑡)] = (𝑎+𝑖𝑤)𝑛

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