Tutorial 6 Questions - Week 7
Question 1: Question 4.4 from the textbook
The continuous-time signal:
xc (t) = sin(20πt) + cos(40πt)
is sampled with a sampling period T to obtain the discrete-time signal:
πn
2πn
x[n] = sin + cos .
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(a) Determine a choice for T consistent with this information.
(b) Is your choice for T in part (a) unique? If so, explain why. If not, specify another choice of T
consistent with the information given.
Question 2: Question 4.5 from the textbook
Consider the system in Fig. 1, with the discrete-time system as an ideal low-pass filter with cutoff
frequency π8 radians/s.
(a) If xc (t) is bandlimited to 5 kHz, what is the maximum value of T that will avoid aliasing in the C/D
converter?
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(b) If T = 10 kHz, what will the cutoff frequency of the effective continuous-time filter be?
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(c) Repeat part (b) for T = 20 kHz.
Fig. 1: Discrete-time processing of continuous-time signals.
Question 3: Question 4.12 from the textbook
In the system of Fig. 1, assume that;
jω
H(ejω ) = , − π ≤ ω < π,
T
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and T = 10 sec.
(a) For each of the following inputs xc (t), find the corresponding output yc (t).
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i xc (t) = cos(6πt).
ii xc (t) = cos(14πt).
(b) Are the outputs yc (t) those you would expect from a differentiator? (To better understand this
problem, first study Example 4.4 of the textbook).
Question 4: Question 4.14 from the textbook
Which of the following signals can be downsampled by a factor of 2 using the system in Fig. 2 without
any loss of information?
(a) x[n] = δ[n − n0 ], for n0 some unknown integer.
(b) x[n] = cos πn
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(c) x[n] = cos πn + cos 3πn
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sin( πn
3 )
(d) x[n] = (πn/3)
sin( πn
3 )
(e) x[n] = (−1)n (πn/3)
Fig. 2: Representation of a compressor of discrete-time sampler.
Question 5: Adapted from Question 4.15 from the textbook
Consider the system shown in Fig. 3. For each of the following input signals x[n], carefully draw the
DTFTs X(ejω ) and Xr (ejω ) and use them to indicate whether the output xr [n] = x[n].
(a) x[n] = cos πn
4
(b) x[n] = cos πn
2
2
sin( πn
8 )
(c) x[n] = (πn) Hint: Use modulation property of the Fourier Transform to find X(ejω )
Fig. 3: Question 4.15 system.
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Question 6: Adapted from Question 4.17 from the textbook
Each of the following parts lists an input signal x[n] and the upsampling and downsampling rate L and
M for the system in Fig. 4. Draw all the relevant intermediate DTFTs and determine the corresponding
output x̃d [n].
(a) x[n] = sin 2πn
3 /(πn), L = 4, M = 3.
(b) x[n] = sin 3πn
4 , L = 6, M = 7.
Fig. 4: Question 4.15 system.
