Department of Engineering, AUT 4th Quiz in Engineering Computations III

Sascha Kosleck, 17 October 2014

4th Quiz in Engineering Computations III

Family Name: Given Name: Student ID #:

Please answer all 4 Questions on this/these 3 page(s). The total number of points is 26. The questions are
of unequal mark. The quiz is graded. Time allowance is 20 minutes. This quiz is closed book!

Question 1: Did you fill in your Family Name, Given Name and Student ID# ?  (0 Pts)

Question 2: The following function/equation is given

2 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 0 < 𝑥𝑥 < 1

𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = �
2 − 𝑥𝑥 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 1 < 𝑥𝑥 < 2

a) Sketch the function! (2 Pts)

b) Sketch a HALF-RANGE EXPANSION for 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥), so that its Fourier series ℱ(𝑥𝑥) (4 Pts)
will result in a pure Fourier sine series!
Shown above

c) Determine the first Fourier coefficient 𝑎𝑎0 of that HALF-RANGE EXPANSION!

Use any simplifications possible. (2 Pts)
𝑎𝑎0 = 0 Due to pure sine series

d) Sketch f(x) plotted in part a below and a half range expansion that would result in a pure cosine
series and calculate 𝑎𝑎0 . Use any simplifications possible. (8 Pts)

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1 𝐿𝐿
𝑎𝑎0 = � 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
2𝐿𝐿 −𝐿𝐿

1 1 2 −1
𝑎𝑎0 = �� 2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 + � 2 − 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 + � 2 + 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 �
4 −1 1 −2

2 1 2
𝑎𝑎0 = �� 2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 + � 2 − 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 �
4 0 1

1 4 1
𝑎𝑎0 = �2 + 4 − − 2 + �
2 2 2

𝑎𝑎0 = 1.25

Question 3: Plot what the approximate Fourier series will look like for the periodic function below on
the function below. (6 Pts)

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Question 4: The following function/equation is given

𝜋𝜋
𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 sin �𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 + � with n=2
2

a) Is 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) an ODD or an EVEN function? (2 Pts)

The function is odd since odd×even=odd

𝜋𝜋
Note: sin �𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 + � ≡ cos(𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛)
2

𝜋𝜋
b) Determine ∫–𝜋𝜋 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 Use any simplifications possible (2 Pts)

The integral is equal to zero because of the fact that 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) is an odd function

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