f (x)

1.Find the Fourier series for

x2

in

x .

Hence show that

1
1
1
4

90
14 2 4 3 4
Solution:
f (x)

The Fourier series of

in (-1 , 1) is given by
f (x)

2
3

4(1) n
cos nx

n2
n 1

a o , a n , bn
The co-efficients

are
ao

2 2
4(1) n
, an
, bn 0
3
n2

Parsevals theorem is
1
2

1 2 1
2
f ( x) dx ao
4

x dx 2 a4

2 2

x5

i.e.,

2
2 5
16
i.e.,

4
5
9
n 1 n

8 4
16
4
45
n 1 n

i.e.,

1 4

4
90
n 1 n

4
1
1
1

90
12 3 2 5 2
=

2
n

bn

1
2
2
a n bn

2 n 1

4 1 16
4
9 2 n 1 n

i.e.,

n 1