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Electrical & Computer Engineering 241 Problem Set I: Problem 1.1 RMS Values Rms

The document contains a problem set for Electrical & Computer Engineering 241, focusing on RMS values, complex number arithmetic, complex-valued signals, signal superposition, and impulses. It includes specific problems related to periodic signals, complex exponentials, and the properties of the impulse function. Each problem requires analytical skills to derive expressions and understand the underlying concepts in electrical engineering.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering 241 Problem Set I: Problem 1.1 RMS Values Rms

The document contains a problem set for Electrical & Computer Engineering 241, focusing on RMS values, complex number arithmetic, complex-valued signals, signal superposition, and impulses. It includes specific problems related to periodic signals, complex exponentials, and the properties of the impulse function. Each problem requires analytical skills to derive expressions and understand the underlying concepts in electrical engineering.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering 241

Problem Set I

Problem 1.1 RMS Values


The rms (root-mean-square) value of a periodic signal is defined to be
s
1 T 2
Z
rms[s] = s (t) dt
T 0
where T is defined to be the signal’s period: the smallest positive number such that s (t) = s (t + T ).

(a) What is the period of s (t) = A sin (2πf0 t + φ)?


(b) What is the rms value of this signal? How is it related to the peak value?
(c) What is the period and rms value of the square wave depicted in Figure 1.5?
(d) By inspecting any device you plug into a wall socket, you’ll see that it is labeled “110 volts AC.” What
is the expression for the voltage provided by a wall socket? What is its rms value?

s(t)
A
... ...

−2 2 t
−A

Figure 1.5

Problem 2.1 Complex Number Arithmetic


Find the real part, imaginary part, the magnitude and angle of the complex numbers given by the following
expressions. √
1 + 3j
(a) −1 (b)
π π 2 π
(c) 1 + j + ej 2 (d) ej 3 + ejπ + e−j 3
Problem 2.9 Complex-valued Signals
Complex numbers and phasors play a very important role in electrical engineering. Solving systems for
complex exponentials is much easier than for sinusoids, and linear systems analysis is particularly easy.

(a) Express each as a sum of complex exponentials. Also, re-express each as the real and imaginary
parts of a complex exponential. What is the frequency (in Hz) of each? In general, are your answers
unique? If so, prove it; if not, find an alternative answer for the complex exponential representation.
3 sin (24t)
i) √
+ π4

ii) 2 cos 2π60t
iii) 2 cos t + π6 + 4 sin t − π3
 

(b) Show that for linear systems having real-valued outputs for real inputs, that when the input is the
real part of a complex exponential, the output is the real part of the system’s output to the complex
exponential (see Figure 2.17).
2

h n oi n h io
S Re Aej2πf t = Re S Aej2πf t

Aej2πf t S[Re[Aej2πf t ]]
Re[·] S[·]

Aej2πf t Re[S[Aej2πf t ]]
S[·] Re[·]

Figure 2.17

Problem 2.10: Signal Superposition


Express each of the depicted signals (Figure 2.18) Zas a linear combination of delayed and weighted step
t
def
functions and ramps (the integral of a step): r(t) = u(α) dα.
−∞
Problem 2.11: Impulses!
The impulse δ(t) is a very important signal but is somewhat tricky to use, but expressions containing it can
frequently be simplified.

(a) What is the expression for the derivative of ApT (t), a pulse having width T and amplitude A?
(b) What is a simpler expression for the product s(t)δ(t − t0Z)?
∞
(c) Can δ 2 (t) be meaningfully defined? In other words, can δ 2 (t)g(t) dt be well-defined?
−∞
The derivative of the impulse δ 0 (t) is known as the doublet. What is the value of the integral
(d) Z
∞
δ 0 (t)g(t) dt where g(t) is a good function?
−∞
(e) Show that δ(at) behaves like δ(t)/|a|, a 6= 0.
3

s(t) s(t)
10 10

1 t 1 2 t
(a) (b)

s(t)
10

1 2 t
(c)

s(t)
2
s(t)
1
...
t
-1 1 t 1 2 3 4 5 6
−1 −1

(d) (e)

Figure 2.18

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