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== Finding the Frequency Response from a Difference Equation ==
 
== Finding the Frequency Response from a Difference Equation ==
If we are given a system defined by a difference equation, it is possible to find the frequency response (actually it is quite simple to find the frequency response).
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If we are given a system defined by a difference equation, it is possible to find the frequency response (actually it is quite simple to find the frequency response).  An example of this is given below.
  
 
=== Example ===
 
=== Example ===
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<math>y[n] + 2y[n-1] - \frac{1}{2}y[n-3] + y[n-4] = x[n]\!</math>

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Difference Equations

DT systems described by linear constant-coefficient difference equations are very important to the practice of signals and systems. They are of special importance when implementing filters. These equations are of the form:

$ y[n] + a_{0}y[n-n_{0}] + a_{1}y[n-n_{1}] + ... + a_{n-1}y[n-n_{n-1}] = x[n]\! $

Finding the Frequency Response from a Difference Equation

If we are given a system defined by a difference equation, it is possible to find the frequency response (actually it is quite simple to find the frequency response). An example of this is given below.

Example

$ y[n] + 2y[n-1] - \frac{1}{2}y[n-3] + y[n-4] = x[n]\! $

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