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Determine the Periodic Signal

A periodic signal x[n] has the following characteristics:

1. N = 4

2. The average value of the signal over the interval $ 0 \leq n \leq 7 $ is 0.

3. $ \sum_{n=0}^{3}x[n](-j)^n = -20j $

4. $ a_{-k} \; = \; a_{k} $

Solution

Coupling 1. and 2. together, we see that the interval is twice the fundamental period. The coefficient $ a_{0} $ is equal to the average value of the signal over one period, so $ a_{0} = \frac{0}{2} = 0 $.

Recall that $ a_{k}=\frac{1}{N} \sum_{n=0}^{n=1} x[n]e^{-jk \frac{2\pi}{N}n} $

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