EE1101 Signals and Systems APR-JUN 2021
Tutorial 4
1. Determine whether the LTI systems with (a) If h(t) is the impulse response of an
following impulse responses is causal LTI system, and h(t) is periodic and
and/or stable. Justify your answers. nonzero, the system is unstable.
(a) h[n] = (− 12 )n u[n] + (1.01)n u[1 − n] (b) The inverse of a causal LTI system
is always causal.
(b) h[n] = n( 13 )n u[n − 1]
(c) If |h[n]|< K for each n, where K is a
(c) h(t) = e2t u(−1 − t)
given number, then the LTI system
(d) h(t) = e−6|t| with h[n] as its impulse response is
(e) h(t) = (2e−t − e(t−100)/100 )u(t) stable.
2. For each of the following impulse re- (d) If a discrete-time LTI system has
sponses,determine whether the corre- an impulse response h[n] that is
sponding system is (i)memoryless, (ii) bounded and of finite duration, the
causal, and (iii)stable. system is stable.
(e) If an LTI system is causal, it is sta-
(a) h(t) = cos (πt) ble.
(b) h(t) = e−2t u(t − 1) (f) The cascade of a noncausal LTI sys-
(c) h(t) = u(t + 1) tem with a causal one is necessarily
(d) h(t) = 3δ(t) noncausal.
(e) h(t) = cos (πt)u(t) (g) A continuous-time LTI system is
stable if and only if its step response
(f) h[n] = (−1)n u[−n]
s(t) is absoultely integrable, that is,
(g) h[n] = (1/2)|n|
Z +∞
(h) h[n] = cos (πn/8)(u[n] − u[n − 10]) |s(t)|dt < ∞
(i) h[n] = 2u[n] − 2u[n − 5] −∞
(j) h[n] = sin (πn/2) (h) A discrete-time LTI system is causal
(k) h[n] = ∞ if and only if its step response s[n]
P
p=−1 δ[n − 2p]
is zero for n < 0.
3. Evaluate the step response for the LTI
systems represented by the following im- 5. Consider two systems A and B. It is
pulse responses: given that system A is LTI and system
B is an inverse of system A.
a) h[n] = (−1/2)n u[n]
b) h[n] = nu[n] (a) Prove that system B is linear.
c) h(t) = e−|t| (b) Prove that system B is time-
d) h(t) = (1/4)(u(t) − u(t − 4)) invariant.
e) h(t) =u(t) 6. The autocorrelation function of a signal
x(t) is:
4. Determine whether each of the follow-
Z +∞
ing statements concerning LTI systems is
true or false. Justify your answers. φxx (t) = x(t + τ )x(τ )dτ
−∞
Let x(t) be a rectangular pulse of ampli- 8. Determine which of the following systems
tude 1 in the range 2 ≤ t ≤ 4. are invertible?
(a) y[n] = 2x[n]
(a) Compute the convolution of x(t)
with itself. (b) y[n] = nx[n]
(b) Compute the autocorrelation of (c) y[n] = x[n] − x[n − 1]
x(t). (d) y[n] = Re{x[n]}
9. The input output relation of a system is
7. (a) If xe [n] is the conjugate symmetric
given by y[n] = ay[n−1]+x[n]. Consider
part of the sequence x[n], what sym-
the input to the system x[n] = Kδ[n] and
metries do the real and imaginary
the auxillary condition y[−1] = 3.
parts of xe [n] hold?
(b) Find the conjugate symmetric part (a) Find the expression for y[n]
of the sequence x[n] = jej4πn . Com- (b) Determine whether the system is
ment on the type of sequence. LTI?
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