SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Kalavakkam
Department of Mathematics
UNIT-I: FOURIER SERIES
PART-B Questions
1. Find the Fourier series expansion of the periodic function f(x) of period 2l defined by
= l + x,  l  x  0
2
1
and deduce that that 
=
.
f(x) =
2
= l + x, 0  x  l .
8
1 ( 2n  1)
(1  cos x) in   < x < 
l  x in 0 < x  l
.
3. Obtain Fourier series of period 2 for f (x) where f ( x) = 
in l  x  2l
 0
Hence deduce that
1 1 1
1  +  + ... =
3 5 7
4
1
1
1
2
...
+
+
+
=
8
12 3 2 5 2
in 0 < x <1
 x
4. Find the Fourier series for the function: f ( x) = 
1  x in1 < x < 2.
2. Obtain a Fourier expansion for
and deduce that
5. Expand f (x) =
1 1 1
2
+
+
+
...
=
.
12 32 52
8
in 0  x  
sin x
in   x  2
0
1
1
1
evaluate
+
+
+ ... to .
1 .3 3 .5 5 .7
as a Fourier series of periodicity 2 and hence
6. Determine the Fourier series for the function.
 1 + x ,   < x < 0
1 1
f ( x) = 
. Hence deduce that 1  +  .... = .
0< x <
3 5
4
 1 + x,
7. Obtain the Fourier series for f ( x) = 1 + x + x 2 in (,).
Deduce that
1
12
1
22
1
32
+ ... =
2
6
1
1
1
+ 4 + 4 + ...
4
1
2
3
9. Find the Fourier series for f ( x) = cos x in the interval   < x < 
8. Find the Fourier series for f ( x ) = x 2 in (,). Hence find
in (0,  )
 x
10. Obtain the Fourier series of f(x) = 
2  x in ( , 2 ).
11. Determine the Fourier series for the function f (x) = x 2 in 0 < x < 2.
12. Expand the function f(x) = x sin x as a Fourier series in the interval    x   .
13. Obtain the Fourier series for the function
f ( x) = x;
0  x 1
=  (2  x); 1  x  2
14. Find the Fourier series of period 2 for the function
1 in (0,  )
f(x) =
2 in( , 2 )
1
1
1
and hence find the sum of the series 2 + 2 + 2 + ....
1
3
5
15. Find the Fourier series of f(x) = x (2  ) in (0, 2).
16. Find the Fourier series expansion of period  for the function
 l
in  0, 
 x,
 2
f ( x) = 
l  x,  l , l .
1
.
Hence deduce the sum of the series 
4
n =1 ( 2n  1)
17. Find the half range sine series of f (x) = cos x in (0,  ).
0  xl / 2
 x,
18. Obtain the sine series for f(x) = 
l  x, l / 2  x  l
4
1
.
=
4
96
n =1 ( 2n  1 )
19. Obtain the cosine series for f(x) = x in 0 < x <  and deduce 
20. Find the half range Fourier Sine series of f(x) = x 2 in (0. ).
21. Obtain the half range cosine series for f(x) = ( x  2) 2 in the interval 0 < x < 2. Deduce
1
2
=
1 (2n  1) 2 8 .
22. Find the half-range cosine series for the function f (x) = x (  x) in 0 < x < .
1
1
1
Deduce that 4 + 4 + 4 + .... = .
90
1
2
3
23. Find the half range cosine series for x sin x in (0,  ).
that
24. Find half range cosine series given
f ( x) = x 0  x  1
= 2 1  x  2.
25. Find the half range cosine series of f(x) = (  x 2 ) in the interval (0, ). Hence find the
1
1
1
sum of the series 4 + 4 + 4 + .... + 
1
2
3
26. Find the complex form of Fourier series for the function f (x) = e  x in (,  ).
27. Calculate the first two harmonics of the Fourier series from the following table.
2
4
5
2
x: 0
3
3
3
3
1.0 1.4
y:
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.2
1.0
28. Obtain the constant term and the first harmonic in the Fourier series expansion for f(x)
where f(x) is given in the following table:
x: 0
f(x) 18.0
1
2
3
4
18.7 17.6 15.0 11.6
5
8.3
6
6.0
7
5.3
8
6.4
9
9.0
10
12.4
11
15.7
29. Find the Fourier series up to second harmonic for the following data
x : 0
1
2
3
4
5
f(x) : 9
18
24
28
26
20
30. Obtain the constant term and the first harmonic in the Fourier series expansion for f(x)
where f(x) is given in the following table:
x
f(x)
0
18.01
1
18.7
2
17.6
3
15
4
11.6
5
8.3
6
6
7
5.3
8
6.4
9
9
10
12.4
11
15.7