Date of Submission: 08/09/2025, 02:00 PM
Signals & Systems
Assignment 2
1. What is the primary limitation of the Fourier Series that the Fourier Integral and
Fourier Transform aim to overcome? Explain briefly.
2. Find the Fourier Transform X(ω) of the signal x(t)=e−a∣t∣, where a>0 is a real constant.
3. Using the duality property of the Fourier Transform and the known pair
( )
↔πe−∣ω∣, find the Fourier Transform of ( )
4. Find the Fourier Transform of the signum function, sgn(t), defined as:
( ) { }
5. Given the Fourier Transform pair () ( ) find the Fourier Transform of
the signal x(t)=rect(2t−4). Sketch the signal in the time domain.
6. Determine the inverse Fourier Transform of X(ω)=δ(ω−ω0)+δ(ω+ω0), where ω0 is a
constant.
( )
7. The Fourier Transform of a signal x(t) is X(ω). If ( ) , express Y(ω) in terms of
X(ω). Use this property to find the Fourier Transform of the unit impulse function,
δ(t), given that the Fourier Transform of the unit step function u(t) is ( ) .
8. The input to an LTI system is x(t)=e−t u(t) and the impulse response is h(t)=e−2t u(t).
Use the convolution theorem to find the output y(t) in the frequency domain, Y(ω).
9. State Parseval's Theorem for energy signals and explain its physical significance in
one or two sentences.
( )
10. Use Parseval's theorem to find the energy of the signal ( ) . Express your
answer in terms of W.
11. For the signal x(t)=e−at u(t), a>0:
a) Calculate the energy Ex in the time domain.
b) Find the Fourier Transform X(ω).
c) Use Parseval's theorem to calculate the energy from X(ω) and show that the result
matches part (a).
12. A continuous-time LTI system is described by the differential equation:
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
Find the system's transfer function, H(s).
13. For the system in Question 12, find the impulse response h(t) by taking the inverse
Laplace transform of H(s).
14. Using the convolution integral, find the zero-state response of the system with
impulse response h(t)=e−4t u(t) to the input x(t)=u(t).
15. Draw a simple RC low-pass filter (a series resistor R and capacitor C with output
voltage across the capacitor). Derive its transfer function H(s) = Vout(s)/Vin(s).
16. Two systems with impulse responses h1(t)=δ(t−1) and ℎ2(t)=e−t u(t) are connected in:
a) Series (cascade)
b) Parallel
Find the overall impulse response ℎtotal (t) for each configuration.
17. For the transfer function ( ) , find:
)( )
a) The locations of all poles and zeros.
b) Plot them on the complex s-plane.
18. How does the location of the poles of a system's transfer function in the s-plane
determine the stability and the general form of the impulse response? Provide
examples for poles in the left-half plane (LHP), right-half plane (RHP), and on the
imaginary axis.
