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Practice Question on the Nyquist rate of a signal

Is the following signal band-limited? (Answer yes/no and justify your answer.)

$ x(t)= e^{-j \frac{\pi}{2}t} \frac{\sin (3 \pi t)}{\pi t} \ $>

If you answered "yes", what is the Nyquist rate for this signal?


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Answer 1

$ \mathcal X (\omega) = \mathfrak {F} \Big(e^{-j \frac{\pi}{2}t}\Big) * \mathfrak F \Big(\frac{\sin (3 \pi t)}{\pi t}\Big)=2\pi\delta(\omega-\frac{\pi}{2}) * \Big(u(\omega+3\pi)-u(\omega-3\pi)\Big) = 2\pi \Big(u(\frac{\pi}{2}+3\pi)-u(\frac{\pi}{2}-3\pi)\Big) $

$ \mathcal X (\omega) = 2\pi $

So this signal is not band limited.

As such, there can be no Nyquist rate for this signal.

--Cmcmican 23:30, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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