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<u></u>A system is called linear if for any constants <\math> a,b = \epsilon  <\math>&nbsp;
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<u></u>A system is called '''linear''' if for any constants <math>a,b\in </math>&nbsp; ''all complex numbers'' and for any input signals <span class="texhtml">''x''<sub>1</sub>(''t''),''x''<sub>2</sub>(''t'')</span> with response <span class="texhtml">''y''<sub>1</sub>(''t''),''y''<sub>2</sub>(''t'')</span>, respectively, the system's response to <span class="texhtml">''a''''x''<sub>1</sub>(''t'') + ''b''''x''<sub>2</sub>(''t'')</span> is <span class="texhtml">''a''''y''<sub>1</sub>(''t'') + ''b''''y''<sub>2</sub>(''t'')</span>.
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<u>Definition 2</u>
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If&nbsp;<math> x_1(t) \rightarrow

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Linearity

There are three definitions we discussed in class for linearity.

Definition 1

A system is called linear if for any constants $ a,b\in $  all complex numbers and for any input signals x1(t),x2(t) with response y1(t),y2(t), respectively, the system's response to a'x1(t) + b'x2(t) is a'y1(t) + b'y2(t).

Definition 2

If $ x_1(t) \rightarrow $

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