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Practice Question, ECE438 Fall 2013, Prof. Boutin
On computing the inverse z-transform of a discrete-time signal.
Compute the inverse z-transform of
$ X(z) =\frac{1}{(3-z)(2-z)}, \quad \text{ROC} \quad |z|<2 $.
(Write enough intermediate steps to fully justify your answer.)
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Answer 1
$ X(z) = \frac{A}{3-z}+\frac{B}{2-z} $
$ = -\frac{1}{3-z}-\frac{1}{2-z} $
$ = -\frac{1}{3}(\frac{1}{1-\frac{z}{3}})-\frac{1}{2}(\frac{1}{1-\frac{z}{2}}) $
$ = -\frac{1}{3}\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} (\frac{z}{3})^n -\frac{1}{2}\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} (\frac{z}{2})^n $
$ = \sum_{n=0}^{+\infty}[(-\frac{1}{3}) (\frac{1}{3})^n + (-\frac{1}{2})(\frac{1}{2})^n]z^n $
Let k=-n
$ = \sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty}u[-k][(-\frac{1}{3})3^k + (-\frac{1}{2})2^k]z^{-k} $
by comparison with z-transform formula
$ x[n]=u[-n](-3^{n-1}-2^{n-1}) $
Answer 2
Kyungjun Kim
Using a partial fraction expansion, we can change the original equation to
$ X(z) = \frac{A}{3-z}+\frac{B}{2-z} $ Where A = 1, B = -1, so we get
$ = -\frac{1}{3-z}-\frac{1}{2-z} $
By factoring out 1/3 for the first term, and 1/2 for the second term, we can have both terms in form of
$ \frac{1}{1-r} $, which is equal to $ \sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} (\frac{1}{r})^n $
$ = -\frac{1}{3}(\frac{1}{1-\frac{z}{3}})-\frac{1}{2}(\frac{1}{1-\frac{z}{2}}) $
$ = -\frac{1}{3}\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} (\frac{z}{3})^n -\frac{1}{2}\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} (\frac{z}{2})^n $
$ = \sum_{n=0}^{+\infty}[(-\frac{1}{3}) (\frac{1}{3})^n + (-\frac{1}{2})(\frac{1}{2})^n]z^n $
Then let k=-n
$ = \sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty}u[-k][(-\frac{1}{3})3^k + (-\frac{1}{2})2^k]z^{-k} $
Comparing it with z-transform formula, we can get
$ x[n]=u[-n](-3^{n-1}-2^{n-1}) $
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