Tutorial 4

Q1. Calculate Fourier transform of the following signals:

x t   e u  t  1
2 t 1

x  t     t  1    t  1

x t  
d
dt
u  2  t   u  t  2 
Sketch and label the magnitude of each Fourier transform.
Q2. Given that x(t) has the Fourier transform X(jω), express the Fourier transform o the
signals listed below in term of X(jω). You may use Fourier transform properties listed in
the table.

x1  t   x 1  t   x  1  t 
x2  t   x  3t  6 
d2
x3  t   2 x  t  1
dt
Q3. Consider the signal

0, t  - 12

x  t   t  12 - 12  t  1
2
1, t

1
2

1. Use the differentiation and integration properties in Fourier transform properties

and Fourier transform of rectangular pulse to find closed form expression for X(jω).
2. What is the Fourier transform of g(t) = x(t) – 1/2
Q4. Consider a causal LTI system with frequency response

1
H  j  
j  3
For a particular input x(t) this system is observed to produce the output

y  t   e3t u  t   e4t u  t 
Determine x(t).
Q5. Consider the signal

e  t , 0  t 1
x0  t   
0, elesewhere
Determine the Fourier transform of each of the following signals:

x1  t   x0  t   x0  t 
x2  t   x0  t   x0  t 
x3  t   x0  t   x0  t  1
x4  t   tx0  t 
Q6. (a) Compute the convolution of each of the following pairs x(t) and h(t) by calculating
X(jω) and H(jω) using the convolution property, and inverse transforming.

x  t   te 2 t u  t  , h  t   e 4 t u  t 
x  t   te 2 t u  t  , h  t   te 4 t u  t 
x  t   e  t u  t  , h  t   e t u  t 
(b) Suppose that

x t   e u  t  2  , h  t   u  t  1  u  t  3
 t  2 

Verify the convolution property for the pair of signals by showing that the Fourier transform
of y(t) = x(t) * h(t) equals X(jω) H(jω).
Q7. Consider an LTI system S with impulse response

sin  4  t  1 
h t  
  t  1
Determine the output of S for each of the following inputs:

x1  t   cos  6t  2 
sin  4  t  1 
x2  t  
  t  1
Q8. The input and output of a stable and causal LTI system are related by the differential
equation

d 2 y t  dy  t 
 6  8 y t   2 x t 
dt 2 dt
(a) Find the impulse response of this system

(b) What is the response of this system to x  t   te2t u  t  ?

 PROPERTIES OF CONTINUOUS-TIME FOURIER TRANSFORM

X  je jt d, X  j   x(t )e  jt dt

1  
x(t ) 
2 
BASIC CONTINUOUS-TIME FOURIER TRANSFORM PAIRS