EE1101 Signals and Systems JAN—MAY 2018

Tutorial 4
February 26, 2018

1. The impulse response to an LTI system

is given as, x(t)
S1
w(t)
S2
y(t)

(
2e−t , 0 ≤ t < 3
h(t) =
0, t ≥ 3. x(t) p(t) z(t)
S2 S1

Find the response to an input,

(
4u(t), 0 ≤ t < 2 6. The impulse response of a LTI system is
i(t) = h(t) = e−2t u(t). Find the response to the
0, t ≥ 2.
following inputs:

2. Given that f (t) ? g(t) = y(t), where ? (a) x1 (t) = 5u(t).

denotes convolution, (b) x2 (t) = cos(4πt).
(a) Find f (t − T1 ) ? g(t − T2 ), for some 7. Determine whether each of the follow-
finite-valued real numbers T1 and T2 . ing statements concerning LTI systems is
(b) Use the result of (a) and the fact true or false. Justify your answers.
that u(t) ? u(t) = r(t), to find (u(t + (a) If h(t) is the impulse response of an
1) − u(t − 2)) ? (u(t − 3) − u(t − 4)). LTI system, and h(t) is periodic and
Verify the result graphically. nonzero, the system is unstable.
3. Given y(t) = f (t) ? g(t), derive a general (b) The inverse of a causal LTI system
formula to compute f (ct) ? g(ct), c 6= 0. is always causal.
Hence, if f (t) = u(t + 1) − u(t − 2) (c) If |h[n]| < K for each n, where
and g(t) = r(t)(u(t) − u(t − 1)), find K is a given number, then the LTI
f (2t) ? g(2t). system with h[n] as its impulse re-
sponse is stable.
4. Given below are the impulse response of
some systems. Determine whether the (d) If a discrete-time LTI system has a
systems are (a) Stable (b) Causal and (c) impulse response h[n] of finite dura-
Instantaneous. tion, the system is stable.
(e) If an LTI system is causal, it is sta-
(a) h(t) = e−(t+2) u(t).
ble.
(b) h(t) = e−|t| . (f) The cascade of a noncausal LTI sys-
(c) h(t) = δ(t) + δ(t − 3). tem with a causal one is necessarily
noncausal.
5. Let x(t) = e−2t u(t). The system S1 is de- (g) A continuous-time LTI system is
scribed by y(t) = x(2t) and the system S2 stable if and only if its step response
has an impulse response h(t) = e−t u(t). s(t) is absoultely integrable, that is,
Find the output for the following two cas-
Z +∞
caded connections. Are the outputs ex-
pected to be the same in both cases? |s(t)|dt < ∞
−∞
 (h) A discrete-time LTI system is causal B is an inverse of system A.
if and only if its step response s[n]
is zero for n < 0. (a) Prove that system B is linear.
8. Consider two systems A and B. It is (b) Prove that system B is time-
given that system A is LTI and system invariant.

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