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When I took a sample at 1 hz, the signal was non-periodic and ugly.
 
When I took a sample at 1 hz, the signal was non-periodic and ugly.
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Therefore it is not periodic.
 
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[[Image:Non-periodic.jpg‎_ECE301Fall2008mboutin]]
 
[[Image:Non-periodic.jpg‎_ECE301Fall2008mboutin]]
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Changing the function to:<math>y = cos(n*pi/2)\,</math><br>
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made the signal look periodic.

Revision as of 09:51, 11 September 2008

Homework 2 Part A-1

I chose the signal:

$ y = cos(n)\, $

When I took a sample at 1 hz, the signal was non-periodic and ugly.
Therefore it is not periodic.

File:Non-periodic.jpg ECE301Fall2008mboutin Changing the function to:$ y = cos(n*pi/2)\, $
made the signal look periodic.

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