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SUBJECT

SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

SUB CODE

EC6303

FACULTY

Mrs. K.L.HEMALATHA

CLASS

B.E (E.C.E) III SEM A, B, C

UNIT- I (Classification of Signals and Systems)
PART A

1.

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4.
5.

Sketch the following signals

1) x(t) = 2t for all t
2) x(n) = 2n-3, for all n
Given x(n) = {1,-4,3,1,5,2}.Represent x(n) in terms of weighted
shifted impulse functions.
Give the mathematical and graphical representation of
continuous time and discrete time unit impulse function
What are the conditions for the system to be LTI system?
Check whether the discrete time signal
is periodic.

6.

Define random signal.

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Verify whether the following signal is energy or power signal.

And calculate its energy or power:

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Check whether the following system is static (or) dynamic and (AU DEC-2012)
also casual (or) non-casual :

9.

Verify whether the system described by the equation is linear

and time invariant
10. Find the fundamental period of the given signal

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11. State the properties of LTI system.

when
12. Draw the function

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2.
3.

13.
14.
15.
16.

Prove that
Check for periodicity of
.
Define unit impulse and unit step signals.
When is a system said to be memoryless? Give an example.

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1

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(i)

(ii)

(b)
2

(a)

1
t 2,2 t 4
Given x(t)= 6
0, otherwise
Sketch (1) x(t) (2) x(t+1) (3) x(2t) (4) x(t/2)
Determine whether the discrete time sequence

3
x(n) = sin n cos n is periodic or
4
3
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not.
Check the following systems are linear, stable (i) y(t) =
e x t (ii) y(n) = x(n-1)

(i)

Determine whether the

X(t)= sin 20t + sin 5t is periodic and
signal
if it is periodic find fundamental
period

(ii)

Define energy and power signals. Find whether the signal

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x(n)= u (n) is energy or power signal and calculate
2
their energy or power
(iii)
(b)

Discuss various forms of real and complex exponential signals with (6)
graphical representation
Determine whether the discrete time system y(n)= x(n)cos(n ) is
(i) Memoryless
(ii) Stable
(iii) Causal
(iv) Linear
(v)

(a)

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Time invariant.

Define an energy and power signal.

Determine whether the following signals are energy or
power and calculate their energy or power.

(b)

(i)

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(ii)

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(iii)
(i)

(4)
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Define unit step, Ramp, Pulse, Impulse and exponential

signals. Obtain the relationship the unit step function and
unit ramp function.

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(b)

(ii)

Find the fundamental period T of the signal

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How are the signals classified? Explain.

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(ii)

Determine whether the following signal is periodic. If

periodic, determine the fundamental the fundamental
period:

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(iii)

Give the equation and draw the waveforms of discrete time

real and complex exponential signals.
Determine whether the following system is linear, time
invariant, stable and invertible:

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Define LTI system. List the properties of LTI system and

explain.
Determine whether the systems described by the following
input-output equations are linear, dynamic, casual and time
variant:

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(i)

(ii)
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(a)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(b)

(a)

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(b)

Even
.
A Discrete time system is given as
A bounded input of
is applied to the system. Assume that the system is initially
relaxed. Check whether system is stable or unstable.
Find out whether the following systems are

Linear or non-linear
Causal or non-causal
Fixed or time-variant
Dynamic or instantaneous.
Explain all classification of DT signals with examples for
each category

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(b)

9.

(i)

Check for linearity, time invariance, causality and stability.

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(ii)

If

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(i)

What is
and
?
Compare energy signal and power signal.

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(ii)

Determine, whether

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signal or power signal.

Derive the relationship between unit tep and delta function.
Distinguish between the following:

(a)

(b)

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)

(iii)
(iv)

is energy

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Continuous Time signal and Discrete Time Signal.

Unit step and Unit Ramp functions.
Periodic and Aperiodic sinals.
Deerministic and Random signals
Find whether the signal
is periodic or not.
Find the summation

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Explain the properties of unit impulse function

Find the fundamental period T of the continuous time
signal

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UNIT- II (Analysis of Continuous Time Signals)

PART A
1.
2.

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3.
4.
5.

State the conditions for convergence of fourier series.

State any two properties of ROC of laplace transform X (s) of a
signal x(t).
State Dirichlets conditions.
Give the equation for trigonometric Fourier series
State the time scaling property of Laplace transform.

6.

What is the fourier transform of a DC signal of amplitude 1?

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7.

Give synthesis and analysis equations of continuous time

Fourier transform.

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9.
10.
11.

Define the region of convergence of the Laplace transform.

Define Nyquist rate.
Determine the Fourier series coefficients for the signal
Determine the Laplace transform of the signal
and
.
12. Draw the single sided spectrum for

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and
?
13. What is the laplace transform of
.
14. Find the Fourier transform of
15. Give the relationship between Laplace transform and Fourier
transform.
16. State any two properties of Continuous Time Fourier
Transform.
17. Find the Laplace transform of the signal

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PART B
1

(a)

Find the fourier series coefficients of the signal shown

below
x(t)

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1
-T
(b)

-T/2

(a)

3T/2

(i)

Find the exponential fourier series of the waveform

f (t)

-T/2

T/2

1
s 5s 3
(ii)Re{s}>3

Find the inverse laplace transform of X(s) =

for the ROCs (i)-5<Re{s}<3

T/2

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(a)

(ii)
(i)

Find the Fourier transform of the signal x(t)=e-a|t|.

Find the Laplace transform of the signal f(t)=e-atsint

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(ii)

Find the inverse Fourier transform of the rectangular

spectrum given by
1,W W
X(j)=
0, W
Compute the Laplace transform of
for the
cases of b
and b
.
State and prove Prasevals Theorem of Fourier
transform.
Compute the Fourier series representation of the half
wave rectifier output shown in the figure below.
Write the properties of ROC of Laplace transform.
State Dirichlets conditions. Also state its importance.

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(ii)

4.

(b)

(i)

(a)

(ii)
(i)
(ii)

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Obtain the trigonometric Fourier series for the half wave (12)
rectified sine wave given below.

A
0

(b)

(i)

(ii)
5.

(a)
(b)

6.

(a)
(b)

7.

(a)
(b)

(i)

T/2

3T/2 t

Determine the Fourier transform for double exponential

pulse whose function is given by
. Also
draw its amplitude and phase spectra.
Obtain the inverse Laplace transform of the function

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Prove the scaling and time shifting properties of Laplace

transform.
Determine the Laplace transform of

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State and prove the Fourier transform of the following

signal in terms of
Find the complex exponential Fourier series coefficient
of the signal
.
Find the trigonometric Fourier series of the given signal.
From the result calculate the coefficients of exponential
Fourier series.
Find the Fourier transform of the signal
and calculate magnitude and

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(a)

(i)
(ii)

(b)

(i)
(ii)

9.

(a)

(i)

phase spectrum.
State and prove Parsevals power theorem for
continuous time signals.
Obtain the Fourier transform of rectangular pulse of
duration T and Amplitude A.
Find out the inverse Laplace Transform of

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Find out the exponential Fourier series of an impulse

train. Plot its magnitude and phase spectrum.
What are the two types of Fourier series
representations? Give the relevant mathematical
representations.
Find out the trignometric Fourier series for the periodic
signal
shown in the figure given below:

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-3

-2

-1

-1

T
(b)

(ii)
(i)

Explain the Fourier spectrum of a periodic signal

Find the Laplace transform of the signal

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(ii)

Find the Fourier transform of

for

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otherwise.

UNIT- III (Linear Time Invariant Continuous Time Systems)

PART A

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2.

3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

State the necessary and sufficient condition for an LTI

continuous time system to be causal
Find the differential equation relating the input and output a CT
4
system represented by H (j) =
2
j 8 j 4
What are the three elementary operations in block diagram
representation of continuous time systems ?
Check whether the causal system with transfer function
1
H(s)=
is stable
s2
Define the convolutional integral.
What is the condition for a LTI system to be stable?

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List and draw the basic elements for the block diagram
representation of the continuous time system.
Check the causality of the system with impulse response
.
Determine the convolution of the signals
and
.
Given the system impulse response
state the conditions for
stability and casuality.
Write the equation for the complete response of a C.T. systern in
terms of state transition matrix.
Write down the convolutional integral to find the output of the
continuous time systems.
Write the Nth order differential equation.
State the convolution integral for continuous time LTI systems.

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15. What is the impulse response of two LTI systems connected in

parallel?

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PART B
1

(a)

Using convolution integral, determine the response of a

CTLTI system y(t) given input x(t) = e t ut and

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Find the frequency response of the system shown

below:
R

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impulse response h(t) = e t ut , 1, 1 .

(b)

x (t)

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y(t)

2.

(a) (i)
(ii)

i(t)

Define convolution integral and derive its equation

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Draw the direct form, cascade form and parallel (8)

form of a system with system function

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A stable LTI system is characterized by the

differential equation
Find the frequency response and impulse
response using Fourier transform.
d 2 y(t )
dy(t )
dx(t )
4
3 y(t )
2 x(t )
2
dt
dt
dt

(b) (i)

H(s)=
(ii)

1
s 1(s 2)

Determine the state variable description

corresponding to the block diagram given
below
3
x (t)

dq1 (t )
dt

q1(t)

dq2 (t )
dt

q2(t)

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y(t)

2
-1
3.

(a) (i)

(ii)

(b)

4.

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(a) (i)

Determine the impulse response

given by the differential equation

of the system

with all initial conditions to be zero.

Obtain the direct form I realization of

The system produces the output

for an
input
. Determine
frequency response
magnitude and phase of the response
the impulse response.
What is impulse response? Show that the response of
an LTI system is convolution integer of its impulse

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(b)

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The input x(t) and output y(t) for a system satisfy the
differential equation
(i)
(ii)

5.

response with input signal?

Obtain the convolution of the following two signal:

(a)

Compute the transfer function and impulse response.

Draw direct form, cascade form and parallel form
representations.
Compute and plot the convolution
of the given
signals

(i)
(ii)
(b)

The LTI system is characterized by impulse response

function given by

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Determine the output of a system when it is excited by

the input
6.

(a)

Using Laplace Transform find the output response of

the system described by differential equation.

Input signal
Initial conditions:

7.

(b)

Find the convolution of

method.

(a) (i)

Solve the differential equation:

With
(ii)

and

and

=2 and

using graphical

The system is described by the input output relation

Find the system transfer function, frequency response

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(b) (i)

(b) (ii)

and impulse.
Draw the direct form I and II implements of the
system described by
The realization of the second order LTI CT system is
shown below. Obtain the state variable description.
Hence obtain the transfer function of the system.

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8.

(a) (i)
(ii)

(b) (i)

(ii)

Explain the steps to compute the convolution integral.

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Find the convolution of the following signals.

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Using Laplace transform, find the impulse response of

an LTI system described by the differential equation

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Explain the properties of convolution integral.

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UNIT- IV (Analysis of Discrete Time Signals)

PART A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What is an anti aliasing filter?

State the multiplication property of DTFT.
What is aliasing?
Define unilateral and bilateral Z transform
What is the transform of
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7.
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What is aliasing?
Define DTFT and inverse DTFT.
State the convolution property of the -transform.

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9.

Prove the time shifting property of discrete time Fourier

transform
State the final value theorem.
What is the maim condition to be satisfied to avoid aliasing?
Find the Z-transform of
Write a note on aliasing.
Find the DTFT of
.
State the Sampling theorem.

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11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

16. State the sufficient condition for the existence of DTFT for an
aperiodic sequence

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(a)

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Using convolution property of DTFT, find the inverse

DTFT of
1
X e jw
, 1
1 e jw 2
Find the inverse Z-transform of X(z) =
z2
, z 1.
z 0.5z 12
Determine the discrete time Fourier transform of
x(n) = an, |a|<1
Find the z transform and ROC of the sequence
x(n)=rncos(n)u(n).
State and prove the following properties of z transform
1) Linearity
2) Time Shifting
3) Differentiation
4) Correlation
Find the z transform of the function
1 z 1
2
X ( z)
Roc z
2 1 2
3
(1 z )
3
Determine the transform of

(ii)

Determine the inverse

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(a)

(i)
(ii)

(b) (i)

(ii)

3.

(a)

transform of

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State and prove the time shift and frequency shift
property of DTFT.

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(ii)

Determine the DTFT of

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(i)

State and prove sampling theorem for low pass band

limited signal and explain the process of reconstruction
of the signal from its samples.
State and prove any two properties of DTFT.
Find the z-transform of the sequence

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Determine the inverse z-transform of the following

expression using partial fraction expansion:

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4.

(a)

(ii)
(b) (i)
(ii)

5.

(a)

(a)

(a)

Find the inverse Z-transform of the

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Express the Fourier transforms of the following signals

in terms of

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(i)

Prove sampling theorem and explain how the original

signal can be reconstructed from the sampled version.
State and prove the properties of DTFT.
Determine the sequence
from the following
function using partial fraction expansion

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(ii)
(i)

Find the DTFT for the signal

State and prove the convolution property of transform

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(ii)

Determine the transform of

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7.

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Determine the Z-transform and sketch the pole zero plot

with the ROC for each of the following signals

(i)
(ii)
(b) (i)

6.

. Plot its spectrum.

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State and prove sampling theorem

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(ii)

Find the inverse transform of the following:

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Find the Fourier Transform of

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Explain any four properties of DTFT.

Find the Z Transform of the given signal
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(a)

(ii)
(b) (i)

(ii)

and find

Describe the sampling operation and explain how

aliasing error can be prevented.

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PART A

1.
2.

3.
4.

Find the overall impulse response h(n) when two systems h1(n) =
u(n) and h2(n)=(n)+2 (n-1) are in series.
Using Z-transform, check whether the following system is stable.
z
2z 1
H (z) =

, z 3
1 z 3 2
z
2
Define convolution sum with its equation
Check whether the system with system function
1
1
1
H(z)=
with ROC z is causal and stable.

1 1 1 2 z 1
2
1 z
2

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6.

Is the discrete time system described by the difference equation

causal.
If
is the DTFT of
, what is the DTFT of
?

7.

Convolve the following two sequences:

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A causal LTI system has impulse response

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. Is the system stable?

10.

Explain.
List the advantages of the state variable representation of a
system.
Find the system function for the given difference equation

11.

Find the convolution of the two sequences.

12.

What is the overall impulse response

when two system with
impulse responses
and
are connected in parallel and
in series?
Prove that
.
Determine the range of a for which the LTI system with impulse
response
is stable.
Define one sided - transform and two- sided - transform.

9.

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14.
15.
16.

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Define the shifting property of the discrete time unit Impulse

function.

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PART B
1

(a)

Find the convolution sum of x[n] = r[n] and h[n] = u[n].

(b)

A causal LTI system is described by

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1
x[n] is the input of
yn yn 1 yn 2 x[n] where
6
6
the system h[n] is the impulse response of the system. Find
(i) System function H(z)
(ii)Impulse response h(n).
Compute the convolution sum of the following sequences
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n
,0 n 6
1,0 n 4
x(n)=
and h(n)=
0, otherwise
0, otherwise

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(ii)

Draw direct form I and direct form II implementations of the

system described by difference equation.
1
1
y(n) y(n 1) y(n 2) x(n) x(n 1)
4
8
Determine the transfer function and the impulse response for
the causal LTI system described by the difference equation
using z transform
1
3
y(n) y(n 1) y(n 2) x(n) 2 x(n 1)
4
8
Develop the state variable description for the discrete time
system given below

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q1(n+1)

1
z
-a1

b1
q1(n)

1
z

-a2

q2(n)
3.

(a) (i)

(ii)

(b)

b2

Obtain the impulse response of the system given by the

difference equation

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Determine the range of values of the parameter a for which

LTI system with impulse
is stable.
Compute the response of the system
to
the input
. Is the System stable?

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(a) (i)

(ii)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(b) (i)
(ii)

5.

(a) (i)
(ii)

(b) (i)

(ii)
6.

(a)

Find the system function and the impulse response

for a
system described by the following input-output relationship

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A linear time-invariant system is characterized by the system (10)

function

Specify the ROC of

and determine
for the following
conditions:
The system is stable
The system is casual
The system is anti-casual
Derive the necessary and sufficient condition for BIBO stability (6)
of an LSI system.
Draw the direct form, cascade form and parallel form block
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diagrams of the following system function:

Find the impulse response of the difference equation

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Find the state variable matrices A, B, C and D for the inputoutput relation given by

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Draw the direct form II block diagram representation for the

system function

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Find the input

which produces output
when passed through the system having
Determine the system function and impulse response of the
casual LTI system defined by difference equation

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Using Z-transform determine

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if

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Determine the state model of the system governed by the

equation.

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(a) (i)

The system function of the LTI system is given as

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for the following

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A discrete time causal system has a transfer function

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(a) (i)

Determine the difference equation of the system.

Show pole zero diagram.
Find the impulse response.
Find the impulse response of the discrete time system
described by the difference equation

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Discuss the block diagram representation for LTI discrete time

systems.
Describe the state variable model for discrete time systems.

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Find the state variable matrices A, B, C, D for the equation

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(ii)
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Specify the ROC of

and determine
condition.
Stable system.
Causal system.
Obtain the direct form II structure for

(b) (i)
(ii)

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