SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KALAVAKKAM

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
ASSIGNMENT OF FOURIER SERIES- I

PART A

1. Find the constant term in the Fourier series corresponding to f (x) = cos 2 x
expressed in the interval ( −π, π) .
2. To which value, the half range sine series corresponding to f (x) = x 2 expressed
in the interval (0, 2) converges at x = 2?
3. Does f(x) = tan x possess a Fourier expansion?
4. State Parseval’s Theorem on Fourier series.
5. State Dirichlet’s conditions.
6. If f(x) is discontinuous at x = a what value does its Fourier series represent at that
point.
7. Find bn in the expansion of x 2 as a Fourier series in ( −π,π )
8. If f(x) is an odd function defined in ( −l ,l ) , what are the values of a 0 and a n
?

9. If f(x) = 2 +x is expressed as a Fourier series in the interval (-2, 2), to which value
this series converges at x = 2?
∞
a0
10. If the Fourier series in the interval (0, 2π ) is + ∑ ( a n2 + bn2 )
2 1
1
11. Determine bn in the Fourier series expansion of f (x) = (π − x ) in 0 < x < 2π
2
with period 2π .
12. Define root mean square value of a function f(x) in a < x < b.

13. If the Fourier series of the function f ( x) = x + x 2 in the interval − π < x < π is
π2 ∞
4 2 
+ ∑ (−1) π  2 cos nx − sin nx , then find the value of the infinite series
3 n =1 n n 
1 1 1
+ + + .....
12 2 2 3 2
14. Find a Fourier sine series for the function f(x) =1; 0 < x < π .
15. If the Fourier series for the function
f ( x ) = 0; 0 <x <π
is
= sin x; πx < 2π
1 2  cos 2 x cos 4 x cos 6 x  1
f ( x) = − +  + + + ...  + sin x
π π  1.3 3.5 5.7  2

1 1 1 π −2
then deduce that − + − ... ∞ = .
1.3 3.5 5.7 4

PART B

1. Fine the Fourier series expansion of the periodic function f(x) of period 2l
defined by
=l +x, −l ≤x ≤0 ∞
1 π2
f(x) = =l +x, 0 ≤x ≤l. and Deduce that that ∑ = .
1 ( 2n −1)
2
8
 2. Find the half range sine series of f(x) = cos x in (0, π ).
3. Obtain a Fourier expansion for ( 1 −COSX ) in − π < x < π
4. Obtain the cosine series for f ( x ) = x in 0 < x < π and deduce that
∞
1 π4
∑
n =1 ( 2 n − 1 )
4
=
96

 x in 0 <x <1
5. Find the Fourier series for the function: f ( x ) = 
1 − x in1 <x <2.
1 1 1 π2
And Deduce that + + + ...∞ = .
12 32 52 8
6. Find the first fundamental harmonic of the Fourier series of f(x) given by the
following table:

x 0 1 2 3 4 5
f(x 9 1 24 28 26 20
) 8
 − x in 0 < x ≤ 
7. Obtain Fourier series of period 2ℓ for f (x) where f ( x) = 
 0 in  ≤ x ≤ 2
.
1 1
hence find the sum of 1 − + −+... to ∞.
3 5
8. Find the half range Fourier Sine erries of f(x) = x 2 in (0.π ).

sin x in 0 ≤x ≤π
9. Expands f(x) = 0 in π ≤x ≤2π
1 1 1
as a Fourier series of periodicity 2π and hence evaluate + + +... to ∞.
1.3 3.5 5.7
10. Find the Fourier series for f ( x ) = cos x in the interval ( −π,π )
11. Find the Fourier series for f ( x ) = x 2 in ( −π,π ) . Hence find
1 1 1
4
+ 4 + 4 + ...∞
1 2 3
12. Find the Fourier series up to second harmonic for the following data

x : 0 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) : 9 18 24 28 26 20
13. Obtain the Fourier series for f ( x) = 1 + x + x 2 in (-π ,π ). Deduce that
1 1 1 π2
− + + .......... .... ∞ =
12 2 2 3 2 6
14. Obtain the constant term and the first harmonic in the Fourier series expansion
for f(x) where f(x) is given in the following table:

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
F(x) 18.01 18.7 17. 15 11. 8.3 6 5.3 6.4 9 12. 15.7
6 6 4

15. Expand the function f(x) =x sin x as a Fourier series in the interval − π ≤ x ≤ π .
 16. Obtain the half range cosine series for f(x) = ( x − 2) 2 in the interval 0<x<2.
∞
1 π2
Deduce that ∑ = .
1 ( 2n − 1)
2
8
17. Determine the Fourier series for the function f(x) = x 2 in 0 < x 2 π .
18. Find the half-range cosine series for the function f(x) = x (π -x) in 0 < x < π
1 1 1 π
Deduce that 4 + 4 + 4 +.... = .
1 2 3 90

19. Find the complex form of Fourier series for the function f(x) = e −x in ( −l ,l )
20. Determine the Fourier series for the function.
−1 + x, −π < x <0
f ( x) =  . Hence deduce that
 1 + x, 0 < x <π
1 1 π
1− + −.... = .
3 5 4

21. Obtain Fourier series for f(x) of period 2  and defined as follows
f ( x) =  − x in 0 < x ≤ 
=0 in ≤x ≤2
1 1 1 π
1− + − + ... =
3 5 7 4
Hence deduce that
1 1 1 π2
+ + + ... =
12 3 2 5 2 8

22. Find the half range cosine series for x sin x in (0, π ).

23. Obtain the Fourier series for the function

f ( x ) = πx ; 0 ≤ x ≤1
= π( 2 − x ); 1 ≤ x ≤ 2
24. Find the Fourier series of period 2π for the function
1 in (0, π)
f(x) =
2 in (π, 2π)
1 1 1
and hence find the sum of the series 2 + 2 + 2 + ...∞.
1 3 5