Problem

Compute the energy and power of x(t) = $ (t+1/2)^2 $

Energy

$ E=\int_{t_1}^{t_2}x(t)dt $

$ E=\int_0^{5}{(t + 1/2)^2dt} $

$ E = \dfrac{1}{3}(t+1/2)^3|_{t=0}^{t=5} $

E = 1331/24-1/24=665/12

Power

$ P=\dfrac{1}{{t_2}-{t_1}}\int_{t_1}^{t_2}x(t)dt $

$ P = E*.5 $

P = 665/6

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