EE351: Spectrum Analysis and Discrete Time Systems (Fall 2005) ASSIGNMENT

Assignment 3
Issued October 4, 2005; Due October 11, 2005 (in class)

1. Use the definition of the convolution integral to derive the following properties:
(a) Shifting: x(t) (t t0 ) = x(t t0 )
(b) Area: Let y(t) = x(t) h(t). Let Mx , My and Mh denote the areas under the
curves x(t), y(t) and h(t) respectively. Show that My = Mx Mh .
2. (Interconnection of Systems) Consider the interconnection of four LTI systems as de-
picted in Fig. 5.

h1[n]
+
+
h3[n] y[n]
_
+
x[n] h2[n]

h4[n]

Figure 5: Interconnection of four LTI systems.

(a) Find the impulse response h[n] of the overall system in terms of h1 [n], h2 [n], h3 [n]
and h4 [n].
(b) Assume that h1 [n] = u[n], h2 [n] = u[n + 2] u[n], h3 [n] = [n 2] and h4 [n] =
n u[n]. Find h[n].
3. (Convolution Integral ) Consider a continuous-time LTI system with impulse response
h(t) = et u(t) and input x(t) as shown below.

x (t ) h(t)

1 1
e t

t t
0 1 2 0

(a) Compute and obtain an exact expression for the output y(t).
(b) Using MATLAB, plot x(t), h(t) and y(t) on the same figure over the range 1
t 8.
1
h(t ) x ( )
Case I: t < 0
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t 0 1 2

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4. Let h(t) be the triangular pulse shown in Figure 6-(a), and let x(t) be the impulse train
depicted in Figure 6-(b). That is

X

x(t) = (t kT )
k=

Determine and sketch y(t) = x(t) h(t) for the following values of T :
(a) T = 4 (b) T = 2 (c) T = 3/2 (d) T = 1.
Hint: The shifting property in Question 1 is useful.

h (t )

t
1 0 1

(a)

x (t )

t
3T 2T T 0 T 2T 3T

(b)

h (tof
Figure 6: Plots ) h(t) and x(t).

t
1 0 1

(a)

x (t )

3T T T 3T
t
2T 0 2T
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