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CHAPTER 103 EVEN AND ODD FUNCTIONS AND HALF-RANGE FOURIER SERIES EXERCISE 364 Page 1076 1. Determine the Fourier series for the function defined by:  π −1, −π 〈 x 〈−2   π π f (x) =  1, − 〈 x 〈  2 2  π −1, 2 〈 x 〈 π which is periodic outside of this range of period 2π. The square wave shown is an even function since it is symmetrical about thef (x) axis. ∞ Hence, the Fourier series is given by: f (x) = a 0 + ∑an cos nx n 1 (i.e. the series contains no sine terms) 1 π 1 π/2 π a 0 = ∫ f (x )dx = {∫ 1dx + −∫ 1dx } π 0 π 0 π/2 1 π/2 π 1 = x + −x = [ (π) + [(– 2π) – (– π)] ] = 0 π {[ ]0 [ ]π/2 } π 2 π 2 π/2 π a n = f (x )cosnx dx = { 1cosnx d x + −1cosnx d x} ∫0 ∫0 ∫π/2 π π 1526 © 2014, John Bird 2 sin nx π/2 −sin nx π  =   +   π  n 0  n π/2  2 sin(π/ 2)n   −sin(π / 2)n 