GLASGOW COLLEGE UESTC

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Signal and System (UESTC 2026)

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Q1 Consider the audio =signal x(t ) 4cos(250π t ) + 2sin(1000π t )+cos(2000t ) and a
frequency-shaping filter with the frequency response

 ω
1 − , ω < 300π
H ( jω ) =  300π
 0, ω > 300π


(a) Is the x(t ) a periodic signal? If it is, determine its period T. [3]

(b) Determine the Fourier transform X ( jω ) of x(t ) and sketch the spectrum of
x(t ) . [8]

(c) Determine the output response y (t ) of the shaping-filter to input signal x(t ) .
[8]

(d) If the we want to obtain the highest frequency tone of input signal x(t ) and
enlarge the corresponding frequency elements by 2 ,that is to say, if we want
the output response of a system y (t ) = 4sin(1000π t ) due to input signal x(t )
,determine the frequency response H1 ( jω ) of this system and sketch its
spectrum. [6]

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 +∞
Q2 Consider the system shown in Figure Q2 with=
p (t ) ∑ δ (t − nT ) . The input signal
n = −∞
x(t) has its Fourier transform X ( jω ) also given in Figure Q2.

(a) Use the sampling theorem to determine the largest sampling period T for the
signal x(t) to be recoverable from its samples. [5]

(b) Given that T = 1/4, sketch the spectrum of the signal r1 (t ) after the unit impulse
train sampling with p(t). [5]

(c) Sketch the spectrum of the signal r2 (t ) , r3 (t ) and the output signal y(t) where
r2 (t ) is the signal after the band-pass filter H1 ( jω ) . [10]

(d) Design the band-pass filter H1 ( jω ) using two ideal low-pass filters. [5]

Figure Q2.

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Q3 The system function H(s) of a LTI system is H ( s ) = . Suppose that x(t) and
s + 5s + 6
2

y(t) are the input and output signals of the system H(s).

(a) Determine the impulse response of this LTI system. [8]

(b) If the LTI system is causal, determine the differential equation relating y (t ) and
x(t ) . [5]

(c) If the LTI system is anticausal, determine the stability of this system, sketch its
pole-zero plot and ROC. [7]

(d) If the LTI system is causal, determine the response of y (t ) when the input is
x(=
t ) e-t , −∞ < t < +∞ . [6]

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Q4 Consider two causal discrete-time LTI systems H1 ( z ) and H 2 ( z ) in series
concatenation. The first system H1 ( z ) is described by
2 1 1
y1[n] + y1[n − 1] + y1[n − 2]
= x1[n] − x1[n − 1] where x1[n] and y1[n] are
3 9 3
1 − z −1
the input and output signals. The second system has 2 H ( z ) = .
1 2
1 + z −1 − z −2
3 9

(a) Find the system function H1 ( z ) and sketch its pole-zero plot. [8]

(b) Determine the unit impulse response h2 [n] of the second system. Is the system
stable? [7]

(c) Sketch the block diagram of the second system in direct form. [5]

(d) Compute the output of the system, if the input signal is x[n] = cos(π n) . [5]

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