# Fourier transform

1. Mar 23, 2005

### Stu165

I need to show the solution to the fourier transfor of f(theta) = |sin(theta)|.

However i think that solving this needs to be done by complex anaylsis as integration by parts just keeps going on and on.
Does anyone know where to go with this?

2. Mar 23, 2005

### Hurkyl

Staff Emeritus
Does it provide an equation you can solve? Integrating $\int e^x \sin x \, dx$ is a standard IBP problem -- I bet it's in your calc 2 text.

3. Mar 23, 2005

### Stu165

I need to find

1/pi int sin(theta)cos(mk theta) d theta from 0 - pi

pi being the period

excuse the type I don't know how to do the equation thing.

I only find the cosine part of the transform cause it's and even function, therfore I don't integrate any sine components at the start. If that makes sense.

4. Mar 23, 2005

### Hurkyl

Staff Emeritus
Sorry, I'm used to the exponential version.

All of your problems are solved with a simple trigonometric identity -- you can change a product of sine and cosine into a sum of two sines. I don't remember the exact form, but you can derive it yourself. Hint: consider sin(A+B) + sin(A-B).

(But, as you guessed, you could also do this by replacing cos x with Re[e^(ix)])

5. Mar 23, 2005

### whozum

$$sin(2x) = 2 sinx cosx$$ but in this case sin and cosin have different parameters. I don't know how you'll go about that.

6. Mar 23, 2005

### Hurkyl

Staff Emeritus
Hint: consider sin(A+B) + sin(A-B)

:tongue2:

7. Mar 23, 2005

### Stu165

forgot to look at trig identities yet. I'll try that