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Part E. Linearity and Time Invariance

A discrete-time system is such that when the input is one of the signals in the left column, then the output is the corresponding signal in the right column:

Input      Output
X0[n]=δ[n]      Y0[n]=δ[n-1]
X1[n]=δ[n-1]      Y1[n]=4δ[n-2]
X2[n]=δ[n-2]      Y2[n]=9 δ[n-3]
X3[n]=δ[n-3]      Y3[n]=16 δ[n-4]
...       ...
Xk[n]=δ[n-k]      Yk[n]=(k+1)$ ^{2} $ δ[n-(k+1)] For any non-negative integer k


Can This System Be Time Invariant?

Let the system be defined according to the first line, input: X0[n]=δ[n] and output: Y0[n]=δ[n-1]

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