Tutorial Sheet : 6

Course Code : BMAT102L

Course Title : Differential Equations and Transforms

Module 6: Fourier Transform - CO3

Easy

1. Find the Fourier transform of ½

1, | t| < 1;
f (t) =
0, | t| > 1.
R ∞ sin t
Hence evaluate the integral 0 t dt.

2 sin ω ∞ sin t π
Z
Solution: F(ω) = , dt = .
ω 0 t 2

2. Find the Fourier sine and cosine transform of f (t) = e−at , a > 0.

ω a
Solution: F s (ω) = , F c (ω ) = .
ω2 + a 2 ω2 + a 2

3. Find the Fourier transform of 

 −(1 + t), −1 ≤ t ≤ 0;
f (t) = t − 1, 0 < t ≤ 1;

0, | t| > 1.

2(cos ω − 1)
Solution: F(ω) = .
ω2

4. Find the inverse Fourier transform of

e− iω
F(ω) = .
2(1 + i ω)

1 −( t−1)
Solution: f (t) = e H(t − 1), where H is the Heaviside step function.
2

5. Find the Fourier transform of ½

cos t, − l ≤ t ≤ l;
f (t) =
0, | t| > l.

2ω cos l sin ω l − sin l cos ω l

Solution: F(ω) = .
ω2 − 1
 Moderate

6. Find the Fourier cosine and sine transform of

½
sin t, 0 ≤ t ≤ l;
f (t) =
0, t > l.

1 cos (ω − 1)l cos (ω + 1)l 1 sin (ω − 1)l sin (ω + 1)l

· ¸
Solution: F c (ω) = + − , F s (ω) = − .
1−ω 2 2(ω − 1) 2(w + 1) 2 (ω − 1) (ω + 1)

7. Solve the following PDE using the Fourier transform

∂u ∂2 u
= , x ∈ R, t > 0
∂t ∂ x2
such that 
 1, −1 ≤ x ≤ 0;
u(x, 0) = −1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1;

0, otherwise.

1
Z ∞ 1 2
Solution: u(x, t) = (cos ω − 1) sin ω x e−ω t dω.
π −∞ ω

8. Show that
∞ dτ 2π
Z
=
−∞ (2 − i τ + i ω )(2 + i τ ) 4 + iω

Solution: Hint: Use frequency convolution.

9. Show that
∞ dτ
Z
= 0.
−∞ (4 − i τ )(4 − i τ + i ω)

Solution: Hint: Use frequency convolution.

10. Find the Fourier cosine and sine transforms of

½ 2t
e − e−2 t , 0 ≤ t ≤ 2;
f (t) =
0, otherwise.

Solution:
2
F c (ω ) = [2 cos 2ω cosh (t) + ω sin (2ω) sinh(4) − 2 cos ω cosh (2) − ω sin (ω) sinh (2)].
ω2 + 4
2
F s (ω ) = [2 sin (2ω) cosh (4) − ω cos (2ω) sinh (4) − 2 cos ω cosh (2)].
ω2 + 4

Page 2
 Hard

11. Find the inverse Fourier transform of

2i ω
F(ω) = .
3 + iω

Solution: 2δ(t) − 6e−3 t H(t), where δ is the Dirac delta function and H is the Heaviside step function.

12. Find the Fourier cosine transform of f (t) = e− t . Hence show that

π
Z ∞
dt
2 2
= .
0 (t + 1) 4

1
Solution: F c (ω) = .
ω2 + 1

13. Find the Fourier transform of ½

1 − | t|, if | t| < 1;
f (t) =
0, | t| > 1
Z ∞ µ sin t ¶4 π
and hence deduce that dt = .
0 t 3

¡ω¢
2 sin2 2
Solution: F(ω) = .
ω2

14. Solve the following PDE

∂u ∂2 u
= , x, t ∈ R+
∂t ∂ x2
such that ½
1, 0 < x ≤ l;
u(x, 0) = and u(0, t) = 0, t > 0.
0, l < x < ∞

2
Z ∞ 2
Solution: u(x, t) = (1 − cos (ω l)) sin (ω x)e−ω t dω.
π 0

15. Solve the following PDE using the Fourier transform

∂u ∂2 u
= , x, t ∈ R+
∂t ∂ x2

such that u(x, 0) = e−2| x| , x ∈ R.

2
Z ∞ 1 2
Solution: u(x, t) = e iω x−ω t dω.
π −∞ 4 + ω
2

Page 3