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CS/B.TECH(ECE)(N)/SEM-3/EC-303/2011-12
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2011
SIGNALS AND SYSTEM
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Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
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1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :

10 × 1 = 10
i) Which of the following signals is power signal ?
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⎛1⎞
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a) x (n )= ⎜ ⎟ u (n ) b) x ( n ) = e jπn
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c) x ( n ) = e 2n u( n ) d) x ( n ) = e 2n u ( n + 1 ) .
ii) Determine the following discrete time systems are time
invariant or not ?
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1) y ( n ) = cos [ x ( n )]
2) y ( n ) = x ( n ) + x ( n − 1)
3) y ( n ) = x (−n )
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a) 1 and 2 are time variant, 3 is time invariant

b) 1 and 3 are time variant, 2 is time invariant
c) 3 and 2 are time variant, 1 is time invariant
d) all are time variant system.
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iii) Determine if the systems described by the following

input-output equations are linear or non-linear.
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1) y ( n ) = x2 ( n)
2) y ( n ) = nx ( n )
a) 1 is linear, 2 is nonlinear
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b) 2 is linear, 1 is nonlinear
c) 1 and 2 both are linear
d) 1 and 2 both are nonlinear.
iv) Determine if the systems described by the following
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input-output equations are causal or non-causal.
1) y ( n ) = x ( n2)
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2) y (n )= ∑x (n )
n =0
a) 1 is causal but 2 is non-causal
b) 2 is causal but 1 is non-causal
c) 1 and 2 both are causal
d) 1 and 2 both are non-causal.
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v) The fundamental period of the sequence,

x (n ) = cos (2nπ / 3) is
a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 6.
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vi) The Fourier coefficient an can be evaluated as

∞
a) 2 /T ∫ x ( t ) cos nwt dt
−∞
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b) 2 /T ∫ x ( t ) cos nwt dt
0
T /2
c) 2 /T ∫ x ( t ) sin nwt dt
a c.

−T /2
∞
d) 2 /T ∫ x ( t ) cos nwt dt .
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vii) The step response of an LTI system when the impulse

response h ( n ) is unit step u ( n ) is
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a) n +1 b) n

c) n −1 d) n2 .
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viii) If the signal x ( t ) has odd and half wave symmetry,
then the Fourier series will have only
a) odd harmonics of sine terms
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b) constant term and odd harmonics of cosine terms
c) even harmonics of sine terms
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d) odd harmonics of cosine terms.
ix) An LTI system is stable, if the impulse response is
∞ ∞
a) ∑n = −∞ Ih ( n ) I = 0 b) ∑n = −∞ Ih ( n ) I < 0

∞
c) ∑n = −∞ Ih ( n ) I ≠ 0 d) either (a) or (b).
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x) The z-transform of a signal is given by

(1 − 2 ⋅ 3z −1 ) /(0 ⋅ 5 − 0 ⋅ 2z −1 )(1 − z −1 )
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The steady state value of the signal is

a) ∞ b) 0
c) 1·0 d) 2·0.
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xi) Power signals are the signal with

a) 0 < E < ∞, P = 0 b) 0 < E < ∞, P = ∞

c) 0 < P < ∞, E = ∞ d) 0 < P < ∞, E = 0 .

a c.

xii) Even part of the unit step signal is

a) 0·5 b) 1
c) 0·5 sgn ( t ) d) 0.
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GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
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Answer any three of the following 3 × 5 = 15
2. The waveform of a full wave rectifier output is shown below :
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Show that its Laplace transform is given by
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X (s )
X ( s ) = ( A ω ) /( s 2 + ω2 ) coth( sT / 4) .
3. A casual LTI system has the following block diagram :
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Determine a differential equation relating the output y ( t )

with its input x ( t ) .
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4. Determine the inverse z-transform of the following using

contour integration method.
X ( z ) = 1/( 1 − 1. 5z −1 + 0 ⋅ 5z −2 ) , z > 1
5. a) What do you mean by even signal and odd signal ?
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b) Consider the signal shown below. Draw the even and

odd parts of the signal. 1+4
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6. Define autocorrelation function. What are the properties of

autocorrelation function ?
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7. Determine whether following systems are linear : 2½ + 2½

dy d2x
a) 5 + 3y ( t ) = 4 + x (t )
dt dt
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dy
b) + 2y ( t ) = 3x ( t ) .
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GROUP – C
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( Long Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45

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8. a) Calculate the coefficient to Trigonometric Fourier series.
Write down the Dirichlet conditions.
b) Find out the Trigonometric Fourier series for the
periodic signal, which is defined as
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x ( t ) = e −t /2 0 < t < π

Fundamental frequency = ω0 = 2 rad/sec. (5+2)+8

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9. a) Find the direct form II realization of the following :

1− 7
4
⋅ z −1 − 12 ⋅ z −2
H (z )=
1+ 1
4
⋅ z −1 − 1
8
⋅ z −2
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b) If H ( z ) = and h ( n ) = A1α1u ( n ) + A2α 2u ( n ) .
( 1 − ⋅ z −2 )
1
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Determine the values of A1, α1, A2 , α 2 .
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c) Use convolution to find x ( n ) if X ( z ) is given by

1
X (z )= −1
5+5+5
(1− 1
2
z )⋅(1 + 1
4
z −1 )
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10. a) What do you mean by S-plane ?

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signal :

e −at u( t )
c) State and prove the time scaling property of Laplace
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transform. 3+6+(2+4)
11. a) For the signal x ( t ) shown in following figure, find the
signals :
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i) x (t −2)
ii) x (2t + 3 )
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iii) x (3 / 2) × t .
b) State and explain the non-linearity property of a system.
c) Determine whether the system described by the
following input-output equation is linear or non-linear.
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y ( n ) = x ( n ) + 1/ x ( n − 1) (3×3)+3+3
12. a) State and prove the time shifting property of
Z-transform.
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b) Determine the z-transform of

X ( n ) = (1/ 2)n u ( n ) + 2n u ( n − 1)
Determine the region of convergence and the location of
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c) A casual discrete time LTI system is described by

y ( n ) − 3 / 4y ( n − 1) + 1/ 8y ( n − 2) = x ( n ) . Determine the
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system function H ( z ) and the step response of the
system.
13. a) Define discrete probability distribution, cumulative
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probability distribution function, joint probability
function, marginal probability function and conditional
density function.
b) A continuous random variable has the density function
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F (x ) = 2 / 9 (x − 1) 1<x<4

0 otherwise
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Determine the distribution function of the random
variable.
c) The joint density function of two continuous random
variables x and y is given by
f ( x, y ) = 2
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for 0 < x < 1, 0 < y < x

0 otherwise
Determine the conditional density functions.
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