7 Assignment
7 Assignment
1. Draw the following periodic functions of period 2π and obtain the Fourier series:
(i) (
− cos x if −π ≤ x < 0
f (x) =
cos x if 0 ≤ x ≤ π.
(ii) (
−k if −π < x < 0
f (x) =
k if 0 < x < π.
π
Hence show that 4
= 1 − 13 + 51 − 17 + · · · .
(iii) (
π(1 + x) if −π ≤ x < 0
f (x) =
π(1 − x) if 0 ≤ x ≤ π.
3. (i) Obtain the half range Fourier cosine series for f (x) = x sin x in 0 < x < π. Hence show
that
π−2 1 1 1
= − + − ··· .
4 1.3 3.5 5.7
(ii) Show that ex = ∞ 2nπ
P
n=1 1+n2 π 2 (1 − e cos nπ) sin nπx, 0 < x < 1.
6. Verify whether there exist a function f (x) on [−π, π] such that its Fourier series is sin x +
sin 2x + sin 3x + . . . + sin nx · · · .
7. If f (x) = [x], 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 is the greatest integer value function and g(x) = 2 sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π,
then find the sum of the Fourier series of f (g(x)), 0 ≤ x ≤ π for all x ∈ [0, π].
——————————Answer—————————————
1. (i) 4( 32 sin 2x + 15
4 6
sin 4x + 35 sin 6x + · · · ). (ii) 4k
π
(sin x + 31 sin 3x + 51 sin 5x + · · · ).
2
(iii) π − π2 + 4(cos x + 19 cos 3x + 25 1
cos 5x + · · · ).
4k
P∞ (−1)n
2.(i) π
(sin π2 x + 13 sin 3π
2
x + 15 sin 5π
2
x + . . .). (ii) 6 − 36
π2 n=1 n2
cos nπx
3
.
π
− π4 ∞ cos(2n−1)x
P
(iii) 2 n=1 (2n−1)2 .
(−1)n (−1)n
+ π322 ∞
8 nπx 16
P∞
sin nπx
P
(iv) 3 n=1 n2 cos 2 − π n=1 n 2
.
P 2(−1)n+1
3. (i) 1 − 12 cos x + ∞ 2 (n2 −1)
cos nx
P∞
(iv) Sine series: f (x) = 2 n=1 (−1)n+1 sinnnx .
Cosine series: f (x) = π2 − π4 ∞ cos(2n−1)x
P
n=1 (2n−1)2 .
4 16
P∞ (−1)n
5. f (x) = 3
+ π2 n=1 n2
cos( nπx
2
).
6. The series sin x+sin 2x+sin 3x+. . .+sin nx · · · is not convergent for all x except x = 0, π, −π.
Hence no such function exists.