C ALIFORNIA S TATE U NIVERSITY, B AKERSFIELD (CSUB)

D EPARTMENT OF E LECTRICAL & C OMPUTER E NGINEERING & C OMPUTER S CIENCE

Homework 2
Solution

QUESTION 1:(25 POINTS)

g (t ) = exp(−2|t − 3|).

(a) Use direct integration to find the inverse Fourier transform of

G( f ) = δ(4π f ) − δ( f − 2).

Answer:
(a)
Z ∞ Z ∞
G( f ) = g (t )e − j 2π f t
dt = e −2|t −3| e − j 2π f t d t
−∞ −∞
Z 3 Z ∞
= e 2(t −3) e − j 2π f t d t + e −2(t −3) e − j 2π f t d t
−∞ 3
− j 6π f
e e − j 6π f e − j 6π f
= + =
2 − j 2π f 2 + j 2π f 1 + π2 f 2
(b)
Z ∞ Z ∞ Z ∞
j 2π f t j 2π f t
g (t ) = G( f )e df = δ(4π f )e df − δ( f − 2)e j 2π f t d f
−∞ −∞ −∞

Let λ = 4π f in the integral involving δ(4π f ). Then

d λ e0
Z ∞ Z ∞
j 2π f t 1
δ(4π f )e df = δ(λ)e (λ/2)t = =
−∞ −∞ 4π 4π 4π
R∞
We also have −∞ δ( f − 2)e j 2π f t d f = e j 4πt . Hence
1
g (t ) = − e j 4πt
4π

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QUESTION 2:(25 POINTS)
The Fourier transform of the triangular pulse g (t ) in the following figure is given by
1
G( f ) = (e j 2π f − j 2π f e j 2π f − 1).
(2π f )2
Use this information and the time shifting and time scaling properties to find the Fourier
transforms of the signals g 1(t ) − g 5 (t ) shown bellow.

Answer:
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(b) g 1 (t ) = g (−t ). Then G 1 ( f ) = (2π f )2
(e − j 2π f + j 2π f e − j 2π f − 1)

(c) g 2 (t ) = g (t − 1) + g 1 (t − 1). Then

e − j 2π f j 2π f j 2π f e − j 2π f − j 2π f
G2( f ) = (e − j 2π f e − 1) + (e + j 2π f e − j 2π f − 1)
(2π f )2 (2π f )2
1
= (1 − j 2π f − 2e − j 2π f + e − j 4π f + j 2π f e − j 4π f )
(2π f )2
(d) g 3 (t ) = g (t − 1) + g 1 (t + 1). Then

e − j 2π f j 2π f j 2π f e j 2π f
G3( f ) = (e − j 2π f e − 1) + (e − j 2π f + j 2π f e − j 2π f − 1)
(2π f )2 (2π f )2
1 1
= (2 − e − j 2π f − e j 2π f ) = (1 − cos 2π f )
(2π f )2 2(π f )2

(e) g 4 (t ) = g (t − 12 ) + g 1 (t + 12 ). Then

e−j πf j 2π f j 2π f e jπf
G4( f ) = (e − j 2π f e − 1) + (e − j 2π f + j 2π f e − j 2π f − 1)
(2π f )2 (2π f )2
1 − j jπf 1
= (− j 2π f e j π f + j 2π f e − j π f ) = (e − e−j πf ) = sin(π f )
(2π f ) 2 2π f πf

(f ) g 5 (t ) = 1.5g 21 (t − 2) . Then
¡ ¢

3e − j 4π f j 4π f 3
G5( f ) = (e − j 4π f e j 4π f − 1) = (1 − j 4π f − e − j 4π f )
(4π f )2 (4π f )2

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QUESTION 3:(25 POINTS)
Signals g 1 (t ) = 104 (104 t ) and g 2 (t ) = δ(t ) are applied at the inputs of the ideal low-pass fil-
Q
Q Q
ters H1 ( f ) = ( f /20, 000) and H2 ( f ) = ( f /10, 000) shown in the following figure. The output
y 1 (t ) and y 2 (t ) of these filters are multiplied to obtain the signal y(t ) = y 1 (t )y 2 (t ).

a) Sketch G 1 ( f ) and G 2 ( f ).
b) Sketch H1 ( f ) and H2 ( f ).
c) Sketch Y1 ( f ) and Y2 ( f ).
d) Find the bandwidths of y 1 (t ), y 2 (t ) and y(t ).

Answer: (d) We can read from the plots in the above figures that the bandwidth of y 1 (t ) =

10, 000 Hz and the bandwidth of y 2 (t ) = 5000 Hz. To find the bandwidth of their product
y(t ), we recall that the multiplication in the time domain is equivalent to convolution in the
frequency domain. Also recall the width property of convolution which states that the width
of the convolution of two signals is equal to the sum of their respective widths. Therefore, the
bandwidth of y(t ) = 10, 000 + 5000 = 15, 000 Hz.

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QUESTION 4(25 POINTS)
Using only time-shifting property and the Fourier transform Table given in the class, find the
FT of the signals shown in the following figure.