MA20101 - TRANSFORM CALCULUS

ASSIGNMENT - FOURIER SERIES

1. Use the Fourier series

∞
π2
2
X (−1)n
x = +4 cos nx
3 n=1
n2
to deduce the value of the series
∞
X (−1)k−1
3
.
k=1
(2k − 1)

2. Given the Fourier series

∞
π2
2
X (−1)n
x = +4 cos nx
3 n=1
n2
Deduce the value of
∞
X 1
n=1
n4

3. Expand the function f (x), defined by

cos πx , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2l

f (x) = l
l
0, 2
≤x≤l
in cosine series.

4. Expand the function f (x), defined by

0 ≤ x ≤ 2l

x,
f (x) =
l − x, 2l < x ≤ l
in the series.

5. Show that the Fourier series for

∞
π2 X (−1)n
x2 = +4 2
cos nx, −π < x < π
3 n=1
n
can be integrated from 0 to x when −π < x < π and obtain a converging series
∞
3 2
X (−1)n
x − π x = 12 sin nx
n=1
n3

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6. Differentiate the series

∞
8 X n sin 2nx
π n=1 4n2 − 1 , 0 ≤ x ≤ −π/2
cos x =

and investigate the possibility of the newly formed series converging to the function
− sin x.

7. Find the Fourier series of the function defined as


x + π, 0≤x≤π
f (x) =
−x − π, −π ≤ x ≤ 0
and f (x + 2π) = f (x).

8. Find the Fourier half range cosine series of the function defined as

2t, 0<t<1
f (t) =
2(2 − t), 1 < t < 2

9. Obtain the complex form of the Fourier series of the function


0, −π ≤ x ≤ 0
f (x) =
1, 0 ≤ x ≤ π

10. Prove that for 0 < x < π

π2
 
cos 2x cos 4x cos 6x
a. x(π − x) = − + + + ...
6 12 22 32
 
8 sin x sin 3x sin 5x
b. x(π − x) = − + + + ...
π 12 32 52

Deduce form a. and b., respectively, that

∞
X 1 π4
c. =
n=1
n4 90
∞
X 1 π4
d. =
n=1
n6 945

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11. Given that f (x) = x + x2 for −π < x < π, find the Fourier series expression of f (x).
Deduce that
π2 1 1 1
= 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + ...
6 2 3 4

x2
12. Find the Fourier series expansion for f (x) = x + 4
, −π ≤ x ≤ π.

13. Expand the function f (x) = x sin x, as a Fourier series in the interval −π ≤ x ≤ π.
Hence deduce that
1 1 1 1 π−2
− + − + ... =
1.3 3.5 5.7 7.9 4

14. Represent the following function by a Fourier sine series:

t, 0 < t ≤ π2

f (t) = π
2
, π2 < t ≤ π

15. Find the Fourier series corresponding to the function f (x) defined in (−2, 2) as follows:

2, −2 < x ≤ 0
f (x) =
x, 0 < x < 2

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