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GATE 2020 IN – Question 29

Signals and Systems · Fourier analysis and sampling: Sampling, Fourier series, Fourier transform, DFT and FFT · 1 mark · Numerical answer

For $x(t)=e^{-|t|}$ and $X(j\omega)=\int_{-\infty}^\infty x(t)e^{-j\omega t}dt$, find X(j0).

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Correct answer: 2 to 2

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At zero angular frequency the Fourier kernel is 1, so $X(j0)$ is the area under x(t). The function is even: $X(j0)=2\int_0^\infty e^{-t}dt=2$. Equivalently the full transform is $2/(1+\omega^2)$ and evaluates to 2 at zero.

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