Signals & Systems 
(Second Edition) 
—Learning Instructions 
  (Exercises Answers) 
Department of Computer Engineering   
2005.12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contents 
 
Chapter 1 ······················································· 2 
Chapter 2  ······················································· 17 
Chapter 3  ······················································· 35 
Chapter 4  ······················································· 62 
Chapter 5  ······················································· 83 
Chapter 6  ······················································· 109 
Chapter 7  ······················································· 119 
Chapter 8  ······················································· 132 
Chapter 9  ······················································· 140 
Chapter 10  ·······················································160 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 
Chapter 1 Answers 
1.1  Converting from polar to Cartesian coordinates: 
       
 
   
   
  
 
 
   
         
 
 
1.2  converting from Cartesian to polar coordinates: 
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1.3.    (a) 
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, 
=0, because 
 
               
 
 
 
 
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.Therefore, 
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=
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, 
  (b) 
 
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  (c) 
=cos(t). Therefore, 
=
=
 
=
  (d) 
, 
. Therefore, 
   
=0,because 
< .   
 
 
=
=
, 
     
            (e) 
 
 
 
 
    (f) 
                 
=
=
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=
, 
=1. therefore, 
=
=
, 
. Therefore, 
=
=
=
, 
. 
 
1.4.    (a) The signal x[n] is shifted by 3 to the right. The shifted signal will be zero for n<1, And n>7. 
  (b) The signal x[n] is shifted by 4 to the left. The shifted signal will be zero for n<-6. And n>0. 
 
 
  (c) The signal x[n] is flipped signal will be zero for n<-1 and n>2. 
        (d) The signal x[n] is flipped and the flipped signal is shifted by 2 to the right. The new  Signal will be 
zero for n<-2 and n>4. 
        (e) The signal x[n] is flipped and the flipped and the flipped signal is shifted by 2 to the left.   
 
1.5.    (a) x(1-t) is obtained by flipping x(t) and shifting the flipped signal by 1 to the right. 
 
 
 
 
 
        Therefore, x (1-t) will be zero for t>-2. 
  (b) From (a), we know that x(1-t) is zero for t>-2. Similarly, x(2-t) is zero for t>-1, 
 
  (c) x(3t) is obtained by linearly compression x(t) by a factor of 3. Therefore, x(3t) will be 
 
    This new signal will be zero for n<-6 and n>0. 
Therefore, x (1-t) +x(2-t) will be zero for t>-2. 
zero for t<1. 
 
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  (d) x(t/3) is obtained by linearly compression x(t) by a factor of 3. Therefore, x(3t) will be 
 
  (b) x2[n]=1 for all n. Therefore, it is periodic with a fundamental period of 1. 
  (c) x3[n] is as shown in the Figure S1.6. 
zero for t<9. 
 
 
1.6    (a) x1(t) is not periodic because it is zero for t<0. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
… 
x3[n
 
…
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-3 
1 
1 
] 
 
-4
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1.7.    (a) 
1 
4
5 
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… 
n 
0
…
… 
1
…
-1 
… 
…
… 
-1 
Therefore, it is periodic with a fundamental period of 4. 
-1 
=
 
 
Therefore, 
is zero for 
>3. 
  (b) Since    x1(t)    is an odd signal, 
  is zero for all values of t. 
  (c)     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Therefore, 
  is zero when 
<3 and when 
  (d)   
Therefore, 
is zero only when 
. 
1.8.      (a) 
 
 
 
    (b) 
    (c) 
  (d) 
 
 
. 
 
 
 
1.9.    (a) 
  is a periodic complex exponential. 
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (b) 
  is a complex exponential multiplied by a decaying exponential. Therefore,   
 
        (c)
  is not periodic. 
  is a periodic signal.   
=
=
. 
 
 
 
 
         
  is a complex exponential with a fundamental period of 
  (d) 
  is a periodic signal. The fundamental period is given by N=m(
. 
) 
 
      =
    By choosing m=3. We obtain the fundamental period to be 10. 
(e) 
  is  not  periodic. 
  is  a  complex  exponential  with 
=3/5.  We  cannot  find  any  integer  m 
such that m(
  ) is also an integer. Therefore, 
  is not periodic. 
 
 
 
 
 
1.10. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
x(t)=2cos(10t+1)-sin(4t-1) 
Period of first term in the RHS =
Period of first term in the RHS =
. 
  . 
Therefore, the overall signal is periodic with a period which the least common   
multiple of the periods of the first and second terms. This is equal to
    . 
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1.11.          
x[n] = 1+
−
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period of first term in the RHS =1. 
Period of second term in the RHS =
=7  (when m=2) 
Period of second term in the RHS =
=5 (when m=1) 
Therefore, the overall signal x[n] is periodic with a period which is the least common 
 
  Multiple of the periods of the three terms inn x[n].This is equal to 35. 
 
 
1.12.    The signal x[n] is as shown in figure S1.12. x[n] can be obtained by flipping u[n] and then 
Shifting the flipped signal by 3 to the right. Therefore, x[n]=u[-n+3]. This implies that 
    M=-1 and no=-3. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.13 
                  y(t)= 
X[n] 
-3 
-2 
-1 
0 
1 
2 
3 
n 
Figure      S 1.12 
  =
=
 
Therefore   
 
1 
-1 
0 
1 
2 
t 
0 
x(t) 
g(t) 
1.14 The signal x(t) and its derivative g(t) are shown in Figure S1.14. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Therefore   
Figure S 1.14 
-2 
-1 
-3 
2 
t 
1 
-3 
                                           
) 
This implies that A =3, t =0, A =-3, and t =1. 
1.15 (a) The signal x [n], which is the input to S , is the same as y [n].Therefore , 
                        y [n]= x [n-2]+
  x [n-3] 
                                  = y [n-2]+ 
  y [n-3] 
                                  =2x
[n-2] +4x
[n-3] + ( 2x [n-3]+ 4x [n-4]) 
                                  =2x [n-2]+ 5x [n-3] + 2x [n-4] 
The input-output relationship for S is   
y[n]=2x[n-2]+ 5x [n-3] + 2x [n-4] 
 
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(b)  The  input-output  relationship  does  not  change  if  the  order  in  which  S and  S   are  connected  series 
reversed. . We can easily prove this assuming that S   follows S . In this case , the signal x [n], which is the 
input to S   is the same as y [n]. 
Therefore                                        y [n] =2x [n]+ 4x [n-1] 
= 2y [n]+4 y [n-1] 
                                                    =2( x [n-2]+
  x [n-3] )+4(x [n-3]+
  x [n-4]) 
                    =2 x [n-2]+5x [n-3]+ 2 x [n-4] 
The input-output relationship for S is once again         
1.16 (a)The system is not memory less because y[n] depends on past values of x[n]. 
(b)The output of the system will be y[n]= 
=0 
y[n]=2x[n-2]+ 5x [n-3] + 2x [n-4] 
(c)From  the  result  of  part  (b),  we  may  conclude  that  the  system  output  is  always  zero  for  inputs  of  the 
form 
, k   ґ. Therefore , the system is not invertible . 
1.17 (a) The system is not causal because the output y(t) at some time may depend on future values of x(t). For 
instance , y(-
)=x(0). 
(b) Consider two arbitrary inputs x (t)and x (t). 
x (t) 
y (t)= x (sin(t)) 
x (t) 
  y (t)= x (sin(t)) 
Let x (t) be a linear combination of x (t) and x (t).That is ,                x (t)=a x (t)+b x (t) 
Where  a  and  b  are  arbitrary  scalars  .If  x (t)  is  the  input  to  the  given  system  ,then  the  corresponding  output 
y (t) is                                y (t)= x ( sin(t)) 
  =a x (sin(t))+ x (sin(t)) 
=a y (t)+ by (t) 
Therefore , the system is linear. 
1.18.(a) Consider two arbitrary inputs x [n]and x [n]. 
x [n] 
  y [n] =
x [n ] 
  y [n] =
 
 
Let x [n] be a linear combination of x [n] and x [n]. That is : 
x [n]= ax [n]+b x [n] 
where  a  and  b  are  arbitrary  scalars.  If  x [n]  is  the  input  to  the  given  system,  then  the  corresponding  output 
y [n] is                                          y [n]= 
 
                                                                        =
=a
+b
 
Therefore the system is linear. 
(b) Consider an arbitrary input x [n].Let   
              = ay [n]+b y [n] 
 
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y [n] =
 
be the corresponding output .Consider a second input x [n] obtained by shifting x [n] in time: 
The output corresponding to this input is   
x [n]= x [n-n ] 
y [n]= 
= 
= 
 
Also note that                                    y [n- n ]= 
. 
Therefore ,                                        y [n]= y [n- n ] 
This implies that the system is time-invariant. 
(c) If 
Also note that                                      y [n- n ]= x
[n-2- n ] 
Therefore ,                                            y [n]= y [n- n ] 
This implies that the system is time-invariant. 
(c) (i) Consider two arbitrary inputs x [n]and x [n]. 
x [n] 
y [n] = x [n+1]- x [n-1] 
x [n ]
y [n] = x [n+1 ]- x [n -1] 
Let x [n] be a linear combination of x [n] and x [n]. That is : 
x [n]= ax [n]+b x [n] 
where a and b are arbitrary scalars. If x [n] is the input to the given system, then the   
corresponding output y [n] is              y [n]= x [n+1]- x [n-1] 
                                                                        =a(x [n+1]- x [n-1])+b(x [n +1]- x [n -1]) 
=a x [n+1]+b x [n +1]-a x [n-1]-b x [n -1] 
Therefore the system is linear. 
(ii) Consider an arbitrary input x [n].Let              y [n]= x [n+1]- x [n-1] 
      = ay [n]+b y [n] 
be  the  corresponding  output  .Consider  a  second  input  x [n]  obtained  by  shifting  x [n]  in  time:  x [n]= 
x [n-n ] 
The output corresponding to this input is   
Also note that                                y [n-n ]= x [n+1- n ]- x [n-1- n ] 
y [n]= x [n +1]- x [n -1]= x [n+1- n ]- x [n-1- n ] 
Therefore ,                                      y [n]= y [n-n ] 
This implies that the system is time-invariant. 
(d) (i) Consider two arbitrary inputs x (t) and x (t). 
x (t) 
  y (t)= 
x (t) 
  y (t)= 
 
 
Let x (t) be a linear combination of x (t) and x (t).That is          x (t)=a x (t)+b x (t) 
where  a  and  b  are  arbitrary  scalars.  If  x (t)  is  the  input  to  the  given  system,  then  the  corresponding  output 
y (t) is                    y
(t)= 
=
=a
   
+b
   
= ay (t)+b y (t) 
Therefore the system is linear. 
(ii) Consider an arbitrary inputs x (t).Let 
y (t)= 
=
 
be the corresponding output .Consider a second input x (t) obtained by shifting x (t) in time: 
The output corresponding to this input is   
y (t)= 
=
 
x (t)= x (t-t ) 
Also note that                            y (t-t )= 
Therefore the system is not time-invariant. 
=
 
  y (t) 
 
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