Fourier Analysis of Sawtooth Signal with To = 1

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Homework Statement



Sawtooth signal with To = 1, at T=0, x = 0, at T=1, x =1

verify:
[itex] <br /> a_{k} = \left\{\begin{matrix}<br /> \frac{1}{2}, for k=0; & \\\frac{j}{2\pi k}, for k \neq 0; <br /> & <br /> \end{matrix}\right.<br /> [/itex]

Homework Equations



[itex]\frac{1}{T_{0}} \int_{0}^{T_{0}} te^{-j(2\pi/T_{0}))kt}dt[/itex]

The Attempt at a Solution



for k = 0

[itex]a_{0} = \int_{0}^{1} t dt[/itex]

[itex]a_{0} = \frac{1}{2} t^{2}[/itex] from 0 to 1 = 1/2

for k != 0

[itex]\int_{0}^{1} te^{-j(2\pi) kt}dt[/itex]

u = t
du = dt
dv = [itex]e^(-j2\pi kt)[/itex]

[itex]v = \frac{-1}{j2\pi k}e^{-j2\pi kt}[/itex][itex]t * \frac{-1}{j2\pi k}e^{-j2\pi kt} - \int \frac{-1}{j2\pi k}e^{-j2\pi kt} dt[/itex]

[itex]t * \frac{-1}{j2\pi k}e^{-j2\pi kt} - \frac{e^{-j2\pi kt}}{4\pi^2k^2}[/itex]

-1/j = j

[itex]t * \frac{j}{2\pi k}e^{-j2\pi kt} - \frac{e^{-j2\pi kt}}{4\pi^2k^2}[/itex]

[itex]e^{-j2\pi kt} (t \frac{j}{2\pi k} - \frac{1}{4\pi^2 k^2})[/itex]

getting close but not seeing where to go from here.
 
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Check the integration by parts rules: You seem to have forgotten to evaluate the first part at the boundaries (in particular, if you integrate over t from 0 to 1, there is no way t should remain in the final expression)
[itex]\int_a^b u(x)v'(x)\,dx = \left[u(x)v(x)\right]_a^b - \int_a^b u'(x)v(x)\,dx[/itex],
first term on the right hand side.
 
Päällikkö said:
Check the integration by parts rules: You seem to have forgotten to evaluate the first part at the boundaries (in particular, if you integrate over t from 0 to 1, there is no way t should remain in the final expression)
[itex]\int_a^b u(x)v'(x)\,dx = \left[u(x)v(x)\right]_a^b - \int_a^b u'(x)v(x)\,dx[/itex],
first term on the right hand side.
[itex]\frac{je^{-j2\pi k} }{2\pi k} - \frac{e^{-j2\pi k} }{4\pi^2 k^2} - \frac{1}{4\pi^2 k^2}[/itex]
 
You seem to have a sign error. Also, remember that k is an integer (a periodic function is mapped into a series in Fourier space), and you should be able to arrive at the result.
 
Okay, see the sign error but still not seeing how that is going to get
the other terms to fall out leaving just j/(2pik).
 
Thank you Paallikko, I did not have that one in my notes.