Boston University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EC401 Signals and Systems
Homework No. 1
Issued: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 Due: 6pm Friday, Sept. 7, 2018

Problem 1

Express each of the following√ injπ/4

cartesian form (x + jy):
1 −jπ jπ/2 −jπ/2 j5π/2
2 e , e , e , e , 2e

Problem 2

Express each of√ the following complex numbers in polar form (rejθ , with −π < θ ≤ π):
−2, −3j, 12 − j 23 , 1 + j, (1 − j)2 , j(1 − j), (1 + j)/(1 − j)

Problem 3

Determine whether or not each of the following functions is periodic. If a signal is periodic, deter-
mine its fundamental period.
(a) x(t) = cos t + π4

(b) x(t) = sin 2π

3 t

(c) x[n] = ej(π/4)n

(d) x[n] = cos 14 n

Problem 4

A discrete time signal x[n] is shown below. Sketch and label each of the following signals:
(a) x[n − 2]; (b) x[2n]; (c) x[−n]; (d) x[−n + 2]

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