Assignment: Signals and System Problems
1. A number of systems are specified below in terms of their input-output relationships. For each case, determine if the system is linear and/or time-invariant.
a. y(t)=|x(t) |+x(t)
b. y(t)=t x(t)
c. y(t)=e^(-t) x(t)
d. y(t)= ∫_(-∞)^tx(λ)dλ
e. y(t)= ∫_(t-1)^tx(λ)dλ
f. y(t)=(t+1)∫_(-∞)^tx(λ)dλ
2. Find a differential equation between the input voltage x(t) and the output voltage y(t) for the circuit shown below. At t = 0 the initial values are
iL(0) = 1 A VC(0) = 2 V
Express the initial conditions for y(t) and dy(t)/dt
3. Find a differential equation between the input voltage x(t) and the output voltage y(t) for the circuit below. At t=0 the initial values are
V1(0) = 2 V V2(0) = -2 V
Express the initial conditions for y(t) and dy(t)/dt
4. Solve each of the first-order differential equations given below for the specified input signal and subject to the specified initial condition. Use the first-order solution technique
a. (dy(t)/dt)+4y(t)=x(t), x(t)=u(t), y(0)= -1
b. (dy(t)/dt)+2y(t)=2x(t), x(t)=u(t)-u(t-5), y(0)= 2
c. (dy(t)/dt)+5y(t)=3x(t), x(t)=δ(t), y(0)= 0.5
d. (dy(t)/dt)+5y(t)=3x(t), x(t)=tu(t), y(0)= -4
e. (dy(t)/dt)+y(t)=2x(t), x(t)=e^(-2t) u(t), y(0)= -1
5. For each homogeneous differential equation given below, find the characteristic equation and show that at least some of its roots are complex. Find the homogeneous solution for t≥ 0 in each case subject to the initial conditions specified.
a. (d2y (t) / dt2) + 4(dy(t) / dt) + 13y (t) = 0, y(0) = 5, (dy(t) / dt)|t=0 = 0
b. (d3y (t) / dt3) + 3(d2y (t) / dt2) + 4(dy(t) / dt) + 2y (t) = 0, y(0) = 1, (dy(t) / dt)|t=0 = 0, (d2y (t) / dt2)|t=0 = -2