RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III MA1201

UNIT – II FOURIER SERIES
PART – A
1) State Dirichlet’s conditions for a given function to expand in Fourier series.
2) Does f ( x ) = tan x possess a Fourier expansion?
3) If f (x) is discontinuous at x = a , what does its Fourier series represent at
that point?
1
4) Determine bn in the Fourier series expansion of f ( x) = (π − x) in
2
0 < x < 2π with period 2π .
0;0 < x < π
5) If the Fourier series for the function f ( x ) =  is
sin x; π < x < 2π
1 2  cos 2 x cos 4 x cos 6 x  1
f ( x) = − +  + + + ...... + sin x . Deduce that
π π  1.3 3.5 5.7  2
1 1 1 π −2
− + − ..........∞ = .
1.3 3.5 5.7 4
6) Find the constant term in the Fourier series corresponding to f ( x ) = cos 2 x
expressed in the interval (−π , π ).
7) What is the constant term a 0 and the coefficient of cos nx , a n in the Fourier
series expansion of f ( x) = x − x 3 in (−π , π ) ?
8) Find bn in the expansion of x 2 as a Fourier series in (−π , π ).
 2x
1 + π ,−π < x < 0
9) In the Fourier series expansion of f ( x ) =  in (−π , π ) , find
1 − 2 x ,0 < x < π
 π
the value of bn , the coefficient of sin nx .
10) Find a n in expanding e − x as Fourier series in (−π , π ).
11) Find the Fourier constants bn for x sin x in (−π , π ).
12) If the Fourier series of the function f ( x) = x + x 2 in the interval − π < x < π
π2 ∞ 4 2 
is + ∑ (−1) n  2 cos nx − sin nx , then find the value of the infinite series
3 n =1 n n 
1 1 1
2
+ 2 + 2 + .........
1 2 3
13) Find a Fourier sine series for the function f ( x) = 1 ; 0 < x < π .
14) To which value , the half range sine series corresponding to f ( x) = x 2
expressed in the interval (0,2) converges at x = 2 ?
15) Find a0 in the expansion of | cos x | as a Fourier series in (−π , π ).

PART-B
 1; (0, π )
1) Find the Fourier series of period 2π for the function f ( x ) =  and
2; (π ,2π )
1 1 1
hence find the sum of the series 2 + 2 + 2 + ........∞ .
1 3 5
 x; ( 0,π )
2) Obtain the Fourier series for f ( x) =  .
2π − x; (π ,2π )
sin x;0 ≤ x ≤ π
3) Expand f ( x ) =  as a Fourier series of periodicity 2π and
0; π ≤ x ≤ 2π
1 1 1
hence evaluate + + + ..........∞ .
1.3 3.5 5.7
4) Determine the Fourier series for the function f ( x) = x 2 of period 2π in
0 < x < 2π .
5) Obtain the Fourier series for f ( x) = 1 + x + x 2 in (−π , π ) . Deduce that
1 1 1 π2
+ + + ......... = .
12 2 2 3 2 6

6) Expand the function f ( x) = x sin x as a Fourier series in the interval

−π ≤ x ≤ π .
7) Determine the Fourier expansion of f ( x) = x in the interval − π < x < π .

8) Find the Fourier series for f ( x) = cos x in the interval (−π , π ) .

9) Expand f ( x ) = x 2 − x as Fourier series in (−π , π ) .
− 1 + x,−π < x < 0
10) Determine the Fourier series for the function f ( x ) =  .
1 + x,0 < x < π
1 1 π
Hence deduce that 1 − + − ......... = .
3 5 4
11) Find the half range sine series of f ( x ) = x cos x in (0, π ) .
12) Find the half range cosine series of f ( x) = x sin x in (0, π ) .
13) Obtain the half range cosine series for f ( x ) = x in (0, π ) .
14) Find the half range sine series for f ( x ) = x(π − x ) in the interval (0, π ) .
15) Find the half range sine series of f ( x ) = x 2 in (0, π ) .
Hence find f (x) .