FOURIER SERIES TWO MARKS QUESTIONS

1. State Dirichlets conditions. (M/J 2013), (N/D 2011)

2. State the sufficient condition for a function f (x) to be expressed as a Fourier series.
(N/D 2009), (N/D 2014)
3. State the conditions for a function to satisfy for the existence of a Fourier series. f(x).
(A/M 2010), (M/J 2014)
x , 0< x <1
4. Find the sum of the Fourier series for f{x}= 2,1< x< 2
at

x=1 . (N/D 2011)

5. Obtain the first term of the Fourier series for f(x) = x2, ( , ) (N/D 2009)
6. Find bn in the expansion of x2 as a Fourier series in (- , . (N/D 2010)
7. If

(1)
2
x = +4
cos nx , deduce the series
3
n2
n =1
2

1 1 1
2
+ 2 + 2 +=
2
6 . (A/M 2010).
1 2 3

2
cos nx
2
(
x
)
=
+4
8. If
, in (0, 2 ), deduce the value of
3
n2
n=1

n12
n=1

. (N/D

2014)

9. The cosine series of f(x) = x sin x in (- , is

deduce that

1+2

1
1
1

+
=
1 3 3 5 5 7
2

(1)
1
x sinx=1 cos x2 2
,
2
n=1 n 1

(N/D 2011).

10. Find the value of in the Fourier series expansion of f(x) = ex, in (- , . (N/D 2013)
11. Give the expression for the Fourier Series co-efficient for the function defined in (-2, 2)
for f(x) = x sin x . (N/D 2012)
12. Give the expression for the Fourier Series co-efficient for the function f(x) defined in
(-2, 2) (A/M 2011).
13. Find Half range sine series for f(x) = 1 in 0< x < . (M/J 2014)
14. Find Half range sine series for f(x) = 1 in 0< x < 2 . (N/D 2013)
< x< (N/D 2014)
15. Determine the Fourier series of f(x) = x in
16. Find the constant term in the expansion of cos2 x as a Fourier series in the interval
< x< (M/J 2012), (N/D 2010).
17. Write down Parsevals formula on Fourier coefficients. (N/D 2014)

18. Without finding the value of a0, an, bn for the function f(x) = x2, in the interval (0, ), find
a20 2 2
( a n+ bn ) (A/M 2011).
the value of 2 +
n=1
19. Find the root mean square value of the function f(x) = x in the interval (0,l). (N/D 2011).
20. Find the root mean square value of the function f(x) = x2 in the interval (0,l). (N/D 2010).
21. Define root mean square value of a function f(x) in a< x< b. (M/J 2012), (N/D 2012)
22. What do you mean by Harmonic Analysis? (M/J 2013)

ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS
1. Write the formula for Fourier constants for f(x) in the interval (- , .
2. Find the constant a0 of the Fourier series for the function f(x) = k , 0<x<2 .
3. Write a a in the expansion of x + x3 as a Fourier series in (- , ) .
0,

4. If the Fourier series for the function

f(x) =

{sin0x,,0< <x<x <2

1
f(x) =

2 cos 2 x cos 4 x cos 6 x

+
+
+ ..
+ 1.3
3.5
5.7

Deduce that

1
1
1
2

+
. =
1.3 3.5 5.7
4

1
+ 2

is

sin x .

5. What is the constant term a0 and the coefficient of cos nx , a n in the Fourier expansion
of f(x) = x x3 in ( - ,

2x
, < x <0

2x
1
, 0< x<

1+

6. In the Fourier expansion of f(x)=

in(- ,

find the

value of
bn, the coefficient of sin nx.
7. If f(x)=x2+x is expressed as a Fourier series in the interval (-2,2) to which value this
series converges at x=2.
8. Find the Fourier constants b for xsinx in (- , .
n

9. Determine the value of an in the Fourier series expansion of f(x) = x3 in- <x<
.

10. Find Half range sine series for f(x) = k in 0< x < .
11. In the Fourier series expansion of f(x) = |sinx| in (- , ). What is the value of bn.
12. Obtain the first term of the Fourier series for the function f(x) = x2 in < x<
13.

f(x) = |x| expanded as a Fourier series in < x< . Find a0.

14. In the Fourier series expansion of f(x) = |sinx| in (- , ). What is the value of bn.
15. State parsevals identity for the half-range cosine expansion of f(x) in (0,1).