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The problem that I found to be the most confusing was problem 2:
 
The problem that I found to be the most confusing was problem 2:
  
Is the signal
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Is the following signal periodic?
  
 
<math> x(t) = \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+2k)^{2}+1}\,</math>
 
<math> x(t) = \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+2k)^{2}+1}\,</math>
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<math> x(t+4) =  \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+4+2k)^{2}+1}\,</math>
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<math> x(t+4) =  \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+2(2+k))^{2}+1}\,</math>
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Simply set w = 2 + k    to obtain:
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<math> =  \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+2w)^{2}+1}\,</math>
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Since this is equivalent to x(t) the signal is periodic.

Latest revision as of 08:50, 15 October 2008

Exam 1

The problem that I found to be the most confusing was problem 2:

Is the following signal periodic?

$ x(t) = \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+2k)^{2}+1}\, $


$ x(t+4) = \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+4+2k)^{2}+1}\, $


$ x(t+4) = \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+2(2+k))^{2}+1}\, $

Simply set w = 2 + k to obtain: $ = \sum_{k = -\infty}^\infty \frac{1}{(t+2w)^{2}+1}\, $

Since this is equivalent to x(t) the signal is periodic.

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