College of Engineering Pune.

(MA-201) Engineering Mathematics - III

(Academic Year: 2015-16) TUTORIAL # 3
Q.1 Derive Eulers formulas for the Fourier coefficients of a 2-periodic function f (x) defined
on the interval (c, c + 2), where c is a fixed real number.
Q.2 Derive Eulers formulas for the Fourier coefficients of a 2L-periodic function f (x) defined
on the interval (c, c + 2L), where c is a fixed real number.
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Q.3 Let c0 +
n=1 (cn cos nx + dn sin nx) be the Fourier series representation of a 2-periodic
function f (x) defined on the interval (,
P ). Determine the functions which
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by the series of cosine terms (i.e. c0 + cn cos nx) and sine terms (i.e.
dn sin nx).
Q.4 Classify the following 2-periodic functions as even/odd/neither even nor odd. Also
sketch them.
(1) f (x) = x, /2 < x < 3/2.
(2) f (x) = | cos x|, < x < .

x, 2 < x < 2
(3) f (x) =
(4) f (x) = |x|, < x < .
0, 2 < x < 2 2.

1, < x < 0,
(5) f (x) =
1, 0 < x < .
Q.5 Find the Fourier series of the following periodic functions (period = the length of the
interval on which
the function is defined).

4 + x, 4 < x < 0,
(1) f (x) =
(2) f (x) = sin x, 0 < x < 1.
4 x, 0 < x < 4.
(3) f (x) = ex , < x < .
(4) f (x) = x sin x, < x < .

x, 0 < x < ,
(5) f (x) = 2|x|, < x < .
(6) f (x) =
2 x, < x < 2.
Q.6 Find the Fourier series of f (x) = x2 /2 ( < x < ). Hence deduce that
(i) 1 + 41 + 19 +

1
16

+ =

2
,
6

(ii) 1 14 + 19

1
16

+ =

2
.
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Find the Fourier series of g(x) = 2x2 (2 < x < 2) using the Fourier series of f (x).
Q.7 Sketch f (x) and its two periodic functions.
(1) f (x) = x, 0 < x < .
(2) f (x) = ex , 0 < x < L.

x, 0 < x < /2,
(3) f (x) =
0, /2 < x < .
Find the half range cosine series of (1) and half range sine series of (2) and (3).
Q.8 Prove the trigonometric identity sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x using Fourier series expansion.
Q.9 Find the Fourier series of the periodic function that is obtained by passing the voltage
v(t) = v0 cos(100t) through a half-wave rectifier.

Q.10 Show that the familier identities cas3 x = 43 cosx + 14 cos3x and sin3 x = 43 sinx 14 sin3x
can be interpreted as the Fourier series expansions. Develop cos4 x.
1
Q.11Using Fourier series of x2 on the interval 1 < x < 1 show that 1 14 + 19 16
+............ =
2
.
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Hints / Answers
(x)
(x)
Q.3 Write f (x) = g(x) + h(x), where g(x) = f (x)+f
is even and h(x) = f (x)f
is odd
2
2
on (, ). Find the Fourier series of g and h on (, ). Hence show that these are the
required functions.

Q.4 (1) and (3): neither even nor odd, (2) and (4) : even, (5) : odd.
Q.5


3x
5x
+
cos
+
cos
+

(1) 2 + 42 cos x
4
4
4

1
1
1
(2) 4 12 h 13
cos 2x 35
cos 4x 57
cosi 6x
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n

(3) sinh
1 + 2 (1)
(cos nx n sin nx)

1+n2


1
cos 2x
cos 3x
cos 4x
cos 5x
(4) 1
cos
x

13
24 
35
46
 2
(5) 8 cos x + cos93x + cos255x +

(6) 2 4 cos x + cos93x + cos255x +
2

Q.6 f (x) 6 2 11 cos x 41 cos 2x + 19 cos 3x ) .

2 < x < 2 < ht < , where t = x/2. Then f (x) = f (2t/)i= 8t2 / 2 = (16/ 2 )(t2 /2).
2
Hence 2x2 (16/ 2 ) 6 2( 11 cos x
14 cos 2x
+ 19 cos 3x
) .
2
2
2
Q.7
(1) f



cos x + cos93x + cos255x + .


2n
(2) bn = 2
1 (1)n eL .
2
2
L + n

cos n
+ n12 sin n
(3) bn = 2
2n
2
2
+

Q.8 Find Fourier series of f (x) = 2 sin x cos x,

(, ).

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Q.9 v(t) = v0 cos t. Period p = 2L = 2
= 100
L = 1/100.

0, 1/100 < t < 1/200,

v0 cos 100t, 1/200 < t < 1/200,
v(t) =

0, 1/200 < t < 1/100.

Ans. Fourier series of v(t) i.e.
P
cos(n/2)
v(t) v0 + v20 cos 100t + 2v0
n=2 (1n2 ) cos 100nt.