Adama Science and Technology University
College of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Electronic Communication Engineering Department
Signals and Systems Analysis (EEEg-2204)
Worksheet
1. A continuous-time signal x(t) is shown in the figure below.
Sketch and label each of the following signals carefully.
a. y (t ) = 2 x(t + 1) d . y (t ) = 3x(t )u (t − 1)
b. y (t ) = x(4 − 2t ) e. y (t ) = x(t )u (1 − t )
c. y (t ) = x(2t + 8) f . y (t ) = x(t )u (t ) − u (t − 1)
Determine whether each of the following signals is periodic or non-periodic. If the signal is
periodic, determine its fundamental period.
a. x (t ) = cos 2t + e. x (t ) = e jt
4
1
b. x (t ) = cos2 (t ) f. x ( n) = cos n
4
c. x (t ) = cos(2t )u (t ) g. x ( n) = cos2 n
8
n n
d. x (t ) = cos(t ) + sin( 2t ) h. x ( n) = cos cos
2 4
2. Determine whether the following signals are energy signals, power signals or
neither.
a. x(t ) = e − at u (t ), a0 d . x(n) = (− 0.5) u (n)
n
b. x(t ) = A cos(0t + ) e. x(n) = u (n)
c. x(t ) = tu(t ) f . x(n) = 2e j (3n )
3. Find the even and odd parts of the continuous-time signal given by 𝑥 (𝑡 ) = 𝑒 2𝑡 𝑢(𝑡 ).
4. Determine whether the systems described by the following input-output relationship
are linear, time-invariant, causal, BIBO stable, memoryless, invertible or not.
n +1
a. y (t ) = cos[x(t )] d . y ( n) = x(k )
k = −
b. y (t ) = x(−t + 2) e. y (n) = x(n)u (n)
c. y (t ) = x(2t ) f . x(n) = x(n) + nx(n + 1)
5. Determine the output y(t) of the continuous-time LTI systems with the following pairs of
input signals x(t) and impulse responses h(t) using the convolution integral.
a. x(t ) = u (t ) − u (t − 4) and h(t ) = u (t + 2) − u (t − 2)
b. x(t ) = e 2t u (−t ) and h(t ) = u (t − 3)
c. x(t ) = u (t − 1) − u (t − 5) and h(t ) = e −3t u (t )
d . x(t ) = u (t + 2) − u (t − 1) and h(t ) = u (−t + 2)
e. x(t ) = u (t ) − 2u (t − 2) + u (t − 4) and h(t ) = e 2t u (1 − t )
6. The input signal to a continuous-time LTI systems is given by:
x(t ) = e −2t u (t + 1)
Find the output signal y(t) using the convolution integral if the impulse response h(t) of the
system is known to be:
a. h(t ) = u (t + 4) − u (t − 5) c. h(t ) = u (t − 2)
b. h(t ) = t[u (t ) − u (t − 10)] d . h(t ) = u (3 − t )
7. Determine whether the continuous-time LTI systems with the following impulse responses
are memoryless/memory, causal/non-causal and BIBO stable/unstable.
a. h(t ) = u (n + 4) − u (n − 8) d. h(t) = 3δ(t)
b. h(t ) = e −2t u (t − 1) e. h(t) = cos(t )u (t )
c. h(t ) = u (t + 1)
8. Determine the unit step response of the systems with the following impulse responses.
a. h(t ) = u (n + 4) − u (n − 8) d. h(t) = 3δ(t)
b. h(t ) = e −2t u (t − 1) e. h(t) = cos(t )u (t )
c. h(t ) = u (t + 1)
9. Consider a continuous-time system described by the linear constant-coefficient differential
equation:
d2 d
2
y (t ) + 6 y (t ) + 8 y (t ) = 2 x(t )
dt dt
Determine the homogeneous solution yh(t), the particular solution yp(t) and the total
solution y(t) of the given equation for 𝒕 ≥ 𝟎 for the following inputs and initial conditions.
a. x(t ) = e − t u (t ) and y (0) = −1 , y ' (0) = 1
b. x(t ) = tu(t ) and y (0) = 1 , y ' (0) = 0
