ANNA UNIVERSITY PART A QUESTIONS

Fourier Series
1.

Find the half range sine series for f(x) = 2 in 0 < x < 4

2.

If the cosine series for f(x) = x sin x for 0 < x < is given by
1
(1)n

x sin x = 1 --- cos x 2 -------------n=2

2
n2 1
1
1
1
1 + 2 [ ------ ------ + ------
1 . 3
3.5
5.7

. ]

cos nx ,

show that

---2

3.

Find the constant term in the fourier series of f(x) = cos 2 x in ( , )

4.

To which value the half range sine series corresponding to f(x) = x 2

expressed in the interval ( 0 , 2 ) converges at x = 2.

5.

If the fourier series corresponding to f(x) = x in the interval ( 0 , 2 ) is

( a 0 / 2 ) + { a n cos nx + b n sin nx }, without finding the values of a 0 ,
a n , b n find the value of ( a 0 2 / 2 ) + ( a n 2 + b n 2 )

6.

If f(x) = x + x 2 is expressed as a furier series in the interval ( 2 , 2 ) to

which value this series converges at x = 2.

7.

State Drichlets conditions for a given function to expand in Fourier series.

8.

If the Fourier series of the function f(x) = x + x 2 in < x < is

2
---3

+ (1)
1

and find the value of

4
2
[ ---- cos nx ---- sin nx ]
n2
n

1
1
1
---- + ---- + ---- + ..

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9.

Find the Fourier sine series for the function f(x) = 1 ; 0 < x <

10.

If the Fourier series of f(x) =

= sin x
1
f(x) = --

0<x<

< x < 2

is

2
cos 2x
cos 4x
+ ----- [ ---------- + ---------- + .. ] + ( ) sin x

1.3
3.5

deduce that

11.

1
1
1
------ ------- + -------- ..
1.3
3.5
5.7

2
= ------4

What is the constant term a 0 , a n in the fourier series expansion of

f(x) = x x 3 in ( , )

12.

State Parsevals Identity for full range expansion of f(x) as fourier

series in ( 0 , 2l )

13.

What do you mean by harmonic analysis?

14.

In the Fourier series expansion of f(x) = 1 + ( 2 x ) /

=

1 (2x)/ ,

<x<0
0<x<

Find the value of b n .

15.

Does f(x) = tanx possess a fourier expansion?

16.

Find bn in the expansion of x2 as a fourier series in ( , )

17.

If f(x) is an odd function in ( l, l ), what are the values of a0 & an ?

18.

Find the fourier constant bn for x sin x in ( , )

19.

State Parsevals identity for the half range cosine expansion of f(x) in ( 0, l )

20.

Find an in expanding e x as fourier series in ( , )

ANNA UNIVERSITY PART B

QUESTIONS

Fourier Series
1.

Find the Fourier series of periodicity 2 of f(x) =

= 2 x ,
2.

< x < 2

Find the Half range cosine series for the function f(x) = x, 0 < x <

deduce the value of the series

1
-------------1
( 2n - 1 ) 2

Find the fourier series of

= l + x

l x 0

= l x

0 x l

3.

0<x<

f(x)

1
and hence deduce that ----------------- = 2 / 8
1
(2n 1)2

4.

Find the half range sine series of f(x) = x cos x in ( 0 , )

5.

Obtain the fourier series for f(x) = 1 + x + x 2 in ( , )

and hence deduce that 1 2 + 2 2 + = 2/ 6

&

6.

Obtain the constant term and the first harmonic in the fourier series
expansion for f(x) where f(x) is given in the table
x

: 0

f(x) : 18 18.7
7.

17.6

15

11.6

8.3

10

11

5.3 6.4

12.4

15.7

Obtain the half range cosine series for f(x) = ( x 2 ) 2 in 0 < x < 2.
1
2
Deduce that -------------- = -----1
( 2n 1 ) 2
8

8.

Expand the function x sinx as a Fourier series in < x <

9.

Find the Fourier series expansion of

f(x)

1x ,

Hence deduce that

0 < x < l
,

1
1
1
2
---- + ---- + ---- + .. = ---2
1
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8
1
1
1

---- ---- + ---- .. = ---1

3
5
4

10.

Expand in Fourier series of f(x) =

0<x<1

= (2 x) ,

1<x< 2

l < x < 2l

11.

Find the Fourier series of periodicity 2 of f(x) = 1

=

13.

Find the Fourier series of f(x)

Obtain sine series for f(x) =

=

14.

15.

, < x < 2

1<x< 0

0<x< 1

0 < x < l/2

l x

l/2 < x < l

Find the first three harmonic from the following data :

x:

/3

2 /3

4 / 3

5 / 3

y:

1.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.2

Find the Fourier series of f(x)

Hence deduce that

16.

2
-----8

1
Also deduce that -------------- =
1
( 2n 1 ) 2

12.

, 0 < x <

1 ,

0<x<

<x< 2

1
1
1
2
---- + ---- + ---- + .. = ---12
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8

Obtain the fourier series for f(x) = x 2

in ( , )

and hence deduce the value of 1 4 + 2 4 +

17.

Find the fourier series up to second harmonic for the following data:

f(x) :

18

24

28

26

20

18.

Find the fourier series of f(x) = | cos x | in ( , )

19.

Find the half range cosine series for f(x) = x

in ( o , )

20.

Obtain a fourier expansion for ( 1 cos x )

in ( , )

21.

Find the half range cosine series for f(x) = x

in ( o , )

1
--------------1
( 2n 1 ) 4

4
-----96

Also deduce that

22.

Expand in Fourier series of f(x) =

=

x
(1 x)

0<x<1

1<x< 2

1
1
2
---- + ---- + ---- + .. =
---2
2
2
1
3
5
8
1

Hence deduce that

23.

Find the fourier series of period 2 as far as second harmonic given :

x: 0

150

180

y : 2.34 3.01 3.69 4.15 3.69 2.2

0.83

x : 210

30

240

60

270

90

300

120

330

360

y : 0.51 0.88 1.09 1.19 1.64 2.34

24.

Obtain cosine series for f(x) =

=

25.

2 x

0 < x < 1
, 1 < x < 2

Expand f(x) = x2 x as fourier series in ( , )

26..

Find the half range sine series for f(x) = x ( x ) in ( 0 , )

Hence deduce that

1
1
1
---- ---- + ---- ..
13
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