Mathematical Analysis Fourier Worksheets

1. Describe the following periodic functions analytically

a)

f(x)

–2π –π π 2π 3π 4π x

b)
f(x)

–3π/2 –π/2 π/2 3π/2 5π/2 7π/2 9π/2 11π/2 x

c)
f(x
)

–2π –π π 2π 3π 4π
x

d)
f(x)

π/2

–2π –π π 2π 3π 4π x
x
2. Determine the Fourier series for the following;

a) f(x)

x
 2 3 4 5 6 7

b). f(x)

x
/2 /2 3/2 5/2 7/2 9/2

c) f(x)
3

3  2 3 4 5 6 7 x

d) f(x)
3

1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x

e) f(x)
2
  2 3 4 5 6 7
x
2

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Answers

1. a. f(x) = 0 0<xπ b. f(x ) = 3 –π/2 x< π /2

f(x) = 4 π<x2π f(x) = 0 π/2 < x < 3 π/2
f(x) = f( x + 2 π) f(x) = f(x + 2)

c. f(x) = x 0<x d. f(x) = x/2  < x  

f(x) = f(x + ) f(x) = f(x + 2)
2.
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a) a0 = 5, an = 0  n, bn = 0 for n even and bn = for n odd
nπ

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b) a0 = 4, an = n for n odd (1,5,9,13..), an =  n for n odd (3,7,11,15...)and an =
0 for n even bn = 0  n

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c) a0 = 0, an = 0  n, bn = n for n odd and bn = 0 for n even

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d) a0 = 2, an = 0  n, bn = n for n odd and bn = 0 for n even

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e) a0 = 0, an = 0  n, bn = n for n odd , bn =  n for n even

Fourier Series

F(x) = ½ a0 + a1Cos(x) + a2Cos(2x) + a3Cos(3x) + a4Cos(4x) + a5Cos(5x) + . . . .

+ b1Sin(x) + b2Sin(2x) + b3Sin(3x) + b4Sin(4x) + b5Sin(5x) + . . . .

2π
Where T is the period and ω =
T

In most of our problems we will be dealing with functions that have a period of 2 so
these simplify to;

2π
If T = 2π then ω  1
2π
  
1 1 1
π 
a0 =  f(x)dx
π 
an = f(x)cos(n x)dx and bn = f(x)sin(n x)dx
π 

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