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== Example of Time-Invariant System ==
 
== Example of Time-Invariant System ==
  
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<font size="3">Equation: <math>y(t) = 3x(t)</math>
  
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<math>x(t) \to timedelay \to sys \to z(t)=3x(t-t_{0})</math>
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<math>x(t) \to sys \to timedelay \to z(t)=3x(t-t_{0})</math>
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Since <math>3x(t-t_{0})</math> is equal to <math>3x(t-t_{0})</math>, the system is time-invariant.</font>
  
 
== Example of Non-Time-Invariant System ==
 
== Example of Non-Time-Invariant System ==
  
<font size="3">Equations: <math>y(t) = 3x(t)</math> and <math>x(t) = 3t</math>
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<font size="3">Equation: <math>y(t) = x(2t)</math>
  
<math>x(t) \to timedelay \to sys \to z(t)=3(3t-t_{0})</math>
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<math>x(t) \to timedelay \to sys \to z(t)=x(2(t-t_{0}))</math>
  
<math>x(t) \to sys \to timedelay \to z(t)=9t-t_{0}</math>
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<math>x(t) \to sys \to timedelay \to z(t)=x(2t-t_{0})</math>
  
Since <math>3(3t-t_{0})</math> does not equal <math>9t-t_{0}</math>, the system is not time-invariant.</font>
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Since <math>x(2(t-t_{0}))</math> does not equal <math>x(2t-t_{0})</math>, the system is not time-invariant.</font>

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Definition

If the cascade $ x(t) \to timedelay \to sys \to z(t) $ yields the same output as the cascade $ x(t) \to sys \to timedelay \to z(t) $ for any $ t_{0} $, then the system is called "time invariant".

Example of Time-Invariant System

Equation: $ y(t) = 3x(t) $

$ x(t) \to timedelay \to sys \to z(t)=3x(t-t_{0}) $

$ x(t) \to sys \to timedelay \to z(t)=3x(t-t_{0}) $

Since $ 3x(t-t_{0}) $ is equal to $ 3x(t-t_{0}) $, the system is time-invariant.

Example of Non-Time-Invariant System

Equation: $ y(t) = x(2t) $

$ x(t) \to timedelay \to sys \to z(t)=x(2(t-t_{0})) $

$ x(t) \to sys \to timedelay \to z(t)=x(2t-t_{0}) $

Since $ x(2(t-t_{0})) $ does not equal $ x(2t-t_{0}) $, the system is not time-invariant.

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