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    MATLAB Why does zero padding shift the FFT peak from 50 Hz to 75 Hz?

    Cool... thanks again for your help. It's starting to make sense realizing the initial output are indices rather than Hz. Regards.
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    MATLAB Why does zero padding shift the FFT peak from 50 Hz to 75 Hz?

    Yes, this is matching what I am getting. I guess my point of confusion is why these peaks are changing. The dominant frequency is 50 Hz in all three cases. Does Matlab interpret the x-axis scaling in a strange way?
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    MATLAB Why does zero padding shift the FFT peak from 50 Hz to 75 Hz?

    Thanks for the reply! The cosine is sampled well above the Nyquist limit. I think it may have to do with the frequency scale, though I don't quite see it. The Matlab code is: fs = 0.0001; t = 0:fs:0.5; y = cos(50*2*pi.*t); t = 0:fs:1.5; y = [zeros(1,0.5/fs), y, zeros(1,0.5/fs)]...
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    MATLAB Why does zero padding shift the FFT peak from 50 Hz to 75 Hz?

    Hello, I have a simple cosine f = 50Hz. When I generate Matlab code to produce 1/2 second of this signal and take the FFT, the response correctly shows a spike at 50 Hz. However, when I bracket the signal with 1/2 seconds of zeros on either side, the frequency response is showing a spike at...
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    Complex exponential X delta function

    1. Problem Statment: Sketch the sequence x(n)=\delta(n) + exp(j\theta)\delta(n-1) + exp(j2\theta)\delta(n-2) + ... 3. Attempt at the Solution: The angle theta is given in this case Can someone remind me of how to multiply a complex exponential by a delta function? This sequence represents...