SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Kalavakkam

Department of Mathematics
UNIT-I: FOURIER SERIES
PART-B Questions
1. Find the Fourier series expansion of the periodic function f(x) of period 2l defined by

= l + x, l x 0
2
1
and deduce that that
=
.
f(x) =
2
= l + x, 0 x l .
8
1 ( 2n 1)

(1 cos x) in < x <

l x in 0 < x l
.
3. Obtain Fourier series of period 2 for f (x) where f ( x) =
in l x 2l
0
Hence deduce that

1 1 1
1 + + ... =
3 5 7
4
1
1
1
2
...
+
+
+
=
8
12 3 2 5 2
in 0 < x <1
x
4. Find the Fourier series for the function: f ( x) =
1 x in1 < x < 2.
2. Obtain a Fourier expansion for

and deduce that

5. Expand f (x) =

1 1 1
2
+
+
+
...

=
.
12 32 52
8
in 0 x

sin x

in x 2
0
1
1
1
evaluate
+
+
+ ... to .
1 .3 3 .5 5 .7

as a Fourier series of periodicity 2 and hence

6. Determine the Fourier series for the function.

1 + x , < x < 0
1 1

f ( x) =
. Hence deduce that 1 + .... = .
0< x <
3 5
4
1 + x,
7. Obtain the Fourier series for f ( x) = 1 + x + x 2 in (,).
Deduce that

1
12

1
22

1
32

+ ... =

2
6

1
1
1
+ 4 + 4 + ...
4
1
2
3
9. Find the Fourier series for f ( x) = cos x in the interval < x <

8. Find the Fourier series for f ( x ) = x 2 in (,). Hence find

in (0, )
x
10. Obtain the Fourier series of f(x) =
2 x in ( , 2 ).

11. Determine the Fourier series for the function f (x) = x 2 in 0 < x < 2.
12. Expand the function f(x) = x sin x as a Fourier series in the interval x .
13. Obtain the Fourier series for the function
f ( x) = x;
0 x 1
= (2 x); 1 x 2
14. Find the Fourier series of period 2 for the function
1 in (0, )
f(x) =
2 in( , 2 )
1
1
1
and hence find the sum of the series 2 + 2 + 2 + ....
1
3
5
15. Find the Fourier series of f(x) = x (2 ) in (0, 2).
16. Find the Fourier series expansion of period for the function

l
in 0,
x,
2
f ( x) =
l x, l , l .

1
.
Hence deduce the sum of the series
4
n =1 ( 2n 1)
17. Find the half range sine series of f (x) = cos x in (0, ).

0 xl / 2
x,
18. Obtain the sine series for f(x) =
l x, l / 2 x l

4
1
.
=
4
96
n =1 ( 2n 1 )

19. Obtain the cosine series for f(x) = x in 0 < x < and deduce
20. Find the half range Fourier Sine series of f(x) = x 2 in (0. ).

21. Obtain the half range cosine series for f(x) = ( x 2) 2 in the interval 0 < x < 2. Deduce
1
2
=
1 (2n 1) 2 8 .
22. Find the half-range cosine series for the function f (x) = x ( x) in 0 < x < .
1
1
1

Deduce that 4 + 4 + 4 + .... = .

90
1
2
3
23. Find the half range cosine series for x sin x in (0, ).
that

24. Find half range cosine series given

f ( x) = x 0 x 1
= 2 1 x 2.

25. Find the half range cosine series of f(x) = ( x 2 ) in the interval (0, ). Hence find the
1
1
1
sum of the series 4 + 4 + 4 + .... +
1
2
3
26. Find the complex form of Fourier series for the function f (x) = e x in (, ).

27. Calculate the first two harmonics of the Fourier series from the following table.

2
4
5

2
x: 0
3
3
3
3
1.0 1.4

y:

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

28. Obtain the constant term and the first harmonic in the Fourier series expansion for f(x)
where f(x) is given in the following table:
x: 0
f(x) 18.0

1
2
3
4
18.7 17.6 15.0 11.6

5
8.3

6
6.0

7
5.3

8
6.4

9
9.0

10
12.4

11
15.7

29. Find the Fourier series up to second harmonic for the following data
x : 0
1
2
3
4
5
f(x) : 9
18
24
28
26
20
30. Obtain the constant term and the first harmonic in the Fourier series expansion for f(x)
where f(x) is given in the following table:
x
f(x)

0
18.01

1
18.7

2
17.6

3
15

4
11.6

5
8.3

6
6

7
5.3

8
6.4

9
9

10
12.4

11
15.7