(New page: =Basics of Linearity= ==Question== A linear system's response to exp(2jt) is t exp(-2jt) and its response to exp(-2jt) is t exp(2jt). What is the system's response to cos(2t)? ==Answer=...)
 
 
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A linear system's response to exp(2jt) is t exp(-2jt) and its response to exp(-2jt) is t exp(2jt).
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A linear system's response to <math>e^{j2t} \ </math> is <math>te^{-j2t} \ </math> and its response to <math>e^{-2jt}\ </math> is <math>t e^{2jt}\ </math>.
  
What is the system's response to cos(2t)?
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What is the system's response to <math>cos(2t)\ </math>?
  
 
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Accord to Euler's formula, <math>cos(t) = \frac{e^{jt}+e^{-jt}}{2}</math>
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Hence, the response to <math>cos(2t)\ </math> would be <math>\frac{e^{j2t}+e^{-j2t}}{2}\ </math>.
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With that in mind, the response to <math>e^{j2t}\ </math> is <math>t e^{-j2t}\ </math> and its response to <math>e^{-j2t}\ </math> is <math>t e^{j2t}\ </math>.
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Thus the output of the system will be:
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<math>=t\frac{e^{j2t}+e^{-j2t}}{2}\,</math>
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<math>=t\cos(2t)\,</math>

Latest revision as of 08:59, 19 September 2008

Basics of Linearity

Question

A linear system's response to $ e^{j2t} \ $ is $ te^{-j2t} \ $ and its response to $ e^{-2jt}\ $ is $ t e^{2jt}\ $.

What is the system's response to $ cos(2t)\ $?

Answer

Accord to Euler's formula, $ cos(t) = \frac{e^{jt}+e^{-jt}}{2} $

Hence, the response to $ cos(2t)\ $ would be $ \frac{e^{j2t}+e^{-j2t}}{2}\ $.

With that in mind, the response to $ e^{j2t}\ $ is $ t e^{-j2t}\ $ and its response to $ e^{-j2t}\ $ is $ t e^{j2t}\ $.

Thus the output of the system will be:

$ =t\frac{e^{j2t}+e^{-j2t}}{2}\, $ $ =t\cos(2t)\, $

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