GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL of ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

QUIZ #3
DATE: 20-Nov-12

COURSE: ECE 3084B

NAME:

GT LOGIN:
LAST,

FIRST

Write your name on the front page ONLY. DETACH the LAST page, which contains a set
of formulas for your convenience.
No calculators.

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Closed book, but one page (8 21 1100 ) of HAND-WRITTEN notes permitted. OK to write
on both sides.
Unless stated otherwise, justify your reasoning clearly to receive any partial credit.
You must write your answer in the space provided on the exam paper itself. Only these
answers will be graded. Circle your answers, or write them in the boxes provided. If space is
needed for scratch work, use the backs of previous pages.

Problem

Value

1
2
3
4(a)
4(b)

20
20
20
20
20

Score

Problem Q2.1:
(a) Consider an LTI system with transfer function given by
H(s) =

s3 5
.
s7 + 4s4 8

Find the dierential equation that relates the input of this system, f (t), to its output, y(t).
Please put all the terms containing the y(t) on the left hand side and all terms containing
f (t) on the right hand side.

(b) Find the partial fraction expansion of the Laplace transform

Y (s) =

s2

12s
.
+ 5s + 6

Problem Q2.2:
(a) Consider an LTI system with the impulse response g(t) = (t)
(t 6.02 1023 ). Find its
transfer function G(s). Can G(s) be expressed as a ratio of polynomials in s?

(b) Consider an LTI system with transfer function given by

H(s) =
Find the step response of this system.

s
.
(s + 42)2 + 64

Problem Q2.3:
When listing values of c, a, !0 in the problems below, be sure to specify all values that satisfy
a given criteria. Think carefully when deciding whether your stated inequalities should be strict or
not (i.e. think about whether you should write or versus > or <). Note that none may also
be a possible answer. This problem contains many subtleties.
Consider an LTI system with transfer function given by
H(s) =

(s + c + 60j)(s + c

5
60j)(s + c + 40j)(s + c

40j)

(a) For what values of c is the system BIBO stable?

(b) Suppose the input is given by f (t) = 7 exp( at) step(t), where a is real (but could be positive,
zero, or negative).
If c < 0, for what values of a, if any, will the output grow without bound?

If c = 0, for what values of a, if any, will the output grow without bound?

If c > 0, for what values of a, if any, will the output grow without bound?

(c) Now suppose the input is given by f (t) = 7 sin(!0 t + /3)) step(t), where !0 > 0.
If c < 0, for what values of !0 , if any, will the output grow without bound?

If c = 0, for what values of !0 , if any, will the output grow without bound?

If c > 0, For what values of !0 , if any, will the output grow without bound?

Problem Q2.4:
The next three pages contain a problem I found on MITs OpenCourseWare website from a
distance education course called 6.007 developed in 1987 by Prof. Alan Oppenheim. Do both parts
(a) and (b) of this problem.
(a) To answer part (a), write the lower case letter indicating your chosen |H(j!)| plot found
on page P21-6 next to the number of the associated h(t) on page P21-5.
(b) To answer part (b), write the roman numeral indicating your chosen pole-zero plot found
on P21-7 next to the letter of the associated |H(j!)| plot found on page P21-6.
Incidentally, Prof. Oppenheims lectures for his 6.007 course are available on youtube. (Dont
you wish you could watch youtube right now? Im included a screenshot of one of his lectures below
for inspiration. It appears that the speech recognition algorithms used by youtubes automatic
transcription service had some difficulties.)

Continuous-Time Second-Order Systems / Problems

P21-5

P.21.10
Figures P21.10-1, P21.10-2, and P21.10-3 contain impulse responses h(t), frequency
responses H(jw), and pole-zero plots, respectively.
(a) For each h(t), find the best matching

IH(jw) |.

(b) For each |H(jw)|, find the best matching pole-zero plot of H(s).
Consider entries with references to other plots, such as (3) and (5) or (b) and (h),
as a pair.

Compare
with (2)

Compare
with (1)

Compare
with (7)

Compare
with (5)

.h2

area = K

Compare
with (3)

area = K

V
K

Figure P21.10-1

Compare
with (4)

Signals and Systems

P21-6

Compare
with (d)

".."0/1
(d)

(c)

Compare
with (a)

(e)

Compare
with (b)

(g)
Compare
wit (fW

J1'***o

Figure P21.10-2

co)

Continuous-Time Second-Order Systems / Problems

P21-7

Im
double

pole

(iii)

(iv)

double
pole --. j,

double 'j

(vi)

zero

double
zero

(vii)

(Viii)

Figure P21.10-3

Im

Basic Definitions
Laplace Transform

L [ f (t)] = F(s) =

Z
0

st

f (t)e

dt, L

1
[F(s)] = f (t) =
2p j

Z c+ j
c j

F(s)est ds

Table of Laplace Transform Pairs

Signal Name

Time-Domain: f (t)

Laplace-Domain: F(s)

1, step(t)

1
s

constant (step)
impulse

1
s2
k!

t
tk, k

polynomial

eat

exponential
cosine

cos(wt)

sine

sin(wt)
e

at cos(wt)

at sin(wt)

sk+1
1
s a
s
2
s + w2
w
2
s + w2
s+a
(s + a)2 + w2
w
(s + a)2 + w2

Table of Laplace Transform Properties

Property Name

Time-Domain: f (t)

Laplace-Domain: F(s)

a f1 (t) + b f2 (t)
d
f (t)
dt
Z

aF1 (s) + bF2 (s)

linearity
time-derivative

integration

delay

FVT
IVT

T)

f (t)eat
lim f (t), (limit exists)

t!

lim f (t), (limit exists)

t!0

f (0)

F(s)
s

f (t)dt

f (t

modulation

sF(s)

sT

F(s)

F(s

a)

limsF(s)

s!0

lim sF(s)

s!

ECE3084: October 2012