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<math>Average Power = {1\over(4 \pi -0)}\int_{0}^{4 \pi}\!|sin(t)|^2 dt</math>
 
<math>Average Power = {1\over(4 \pi -0)}\int_{0}^{4 \pi}\!|sin(t)|^2 dt</math>
  
<math>Average Power = {1\over(4 \pi -0)}\int_{0}^{4 \pi}\!(\frac{(1-cos(2t)}{2})^2 dt</math>
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<math>Average Power = {1\over(4 \pi -0)}\int_{0}^{4 \pi}\!\frac{(1-cos(2t)}{2} dt</math>
  
 
<math>Average Power= \frac{2 \pi - \frac{1}{4} \sin(8 \pi)}{4 \pi}</math>
 
<math>Average Power= \frac{2 \pi - \frac{1}{4} \sin(8 \pi)}{4 \pi}</math>
  
 
<math>\ Average Power= \frac{1}{2} </math>
 
<math>\ Average Power= \frac{1}{2} </math>

Revision as of 15:56, 5 September 2008

Energy of a signal

Consider the signal $ \ y = \sin(t) $ Lets find the energy over one cycle:

$ Energy = \int_{t_1}^{t_2}\!|x(t)|^2 dt $

$ Energy = \int_{0}^{2 \pi}\!|sin(t)|^2 dt $

$ Energy = \int_{0}^{2 \pi}\!(\frac{1-cos(2t)}{2}) dt $

$ Energy = \pi - \frac{1}{4} \sin(4 \pi) $

$ \ Energy = \pi $

Average Power of a Signal

$ Average Power = {1\over(t_2-t_1)}\int_{t_1}^{t_2}\!|x(t)|^2 dt $

$ Average Power = {1\over(4 \pi -0)}\int_{0}^{4 \pi}\!|sin(t)|^2 dt $

$ Average Power = {1\over(4 \pi -0)}\int_{0}^{4 \pi}\!\frac{(1-cos(2t)}{2} dt $

$ Average Power= \frac{2 \pi - \frac{1}{4} \sin(8 \pi)}{4 \pi} $

$ \ Average Power= \frac{1}{2} $

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