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== '''Problem 2''' ==
 
== '''Problem 2''' ==
  
Although not difficult but I find these kind of problems the most confusing. An easy way to deal with such problems is to use the ''''box'''' method as taught by Mimi.
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Although not difficult but I find these kind of problems the most confusing.  
 
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Now we were asked to check whether the system defined by the equation '''<math>y(t) = x(1-t)</math>''' is time-invariant or not?
 
Now we were asked to check whether the system defined by the equation '''<math>y(t) = x(1-t)</math>''' is time-invariant or not?
  
The best approach would be to consider '''t''' as '''#'''(read as box)
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One easy approach would be as follows
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Now
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<math>x(1-t) = x (-t+1))</math>
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<br><math>x(t)</math> &rArr; '''DELAY''' &rArr; <math> x(t-to)</math> &rArr; '''SYSTEM''' &rArr; <math>x (-t-to+1))= x(1-t-to)</math><br>
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And,<br>
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<math>x(t)</math> &rArr; '''SYSTEM''' &rArr; <math> x(-t +1 )</math> &rArr; '''DELAY''' &rArr; <math>x (-(t-to)+1))=x(1-t+to)</math>
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These two outputs are not the same and hence the above system is not linear time invariant

Latest revision as of 19:23, 14 October 2008

Problem 2

Although not difficult but I find these kind of problems the most confusing.

Now we were asked to check whether the system defined by the equation $ y(t) = x(1-t) $ is time-invariant or not?

One easy approach would be as follows

Now

$ x(1-t) = x (-t+1)) $


$ x(t) $DELAY$ x(t-to) $SYSTEM$ x (-t-to+1))= x(1-t-to) $


And,


$ x(t) $SYSTEM$ x(-t +1 ) $DELAY$ x (-(t-to)+1))=x(1-t+to) $


These two outputs are not the same and hence the above system is not linear time invariant

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