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    Autocorrelation function of a signal

    Homework Statement x(t) is a random signal taking the values 1 and -1 with equal probability in each time interval Tn of length T, i.e. Tn : (n-1)T \leq t \leqn T Find the autocorrelation function Rx(\tau) Homework Equations From a quick glance at our notes: Rx(t1, t2) =...
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    Proving the scaling property of the Delta function

    Ok I've substituted x = at, now I get \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\phi(\frac{x}{a})\delta(x)d\frac{x}{a} = \frac{1}{a}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\phi(\frac{x}{a})\delta(x)dx = \frac{1}{a}\phi(\frac{0}{a}) = \frac{1}{a}\phi(0) I don't quite see how I'm allowed to take the 1/a out of the d/dx...
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    Proving the scaling property of the Delta function

    Homework Statement Prove that \delta(at)=\frac{1}{abs(a)}\delta(t) Hint: Show that \int\phi(t)\delta(at)dt=\frac{1}{abs(a)}\phi(0) (the limits of integration are from -inf to +inf btw, I couldn't find how to put them in..) Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Ok. I...
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    Proving the Derivative of a Fourier Series Using Induction

    But the function is w.r.t x, so my first thought was just to drop the x off. But that's wrong... I don't get it, what's f and what's g? Thanks for somewhere to start though
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    Proving the Derivative of a Fourier Series Using Induction

    We were given in a previous question, s_{N}(x) = \frac{4}{\pi}\sum_{n=0}^{N-1}\frac{sin(2n+1)x}{2n+1} Homework Statement Show that s'_{N}(x) = \frac{2sin(2Nx)}{\pi sinx}, x \neq l\pi and s'_{N}(x) = \frac{4N}{\pi}(-1)^l, x = l\pi where l is any integer. The Attempt at a Solution...
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    Evaluate the following triple integral

    Homework Statement Evaluate the following triple integral I = \int\int\int_{R}x dv in Cartesian coordinates where R is the finite region bounded by the surfaces z=0, y=x^3, y=8, z=x. Sketch the region R. Here dV is the element of volume. Homework Equations The Attempt at a...
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    Why is the equation for KVL not -vR + vL = 0 in this RL circuit?

    Homework Statement Not really a problem, but we're learning about source-free RL circuits and the instructor was deriving the current w.r.t time. I've actually seen this derived a few times but one thing has always bothered me. Looking at this picture recreated from the text...
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    Power in voltage/current sources, passive sign convention

    Thanks, that makes sense. Another question though, looking at source three, it looks to me like there are two voltages over it, 2V from the very left hand side and 10V from the voltage source. Why do you pick 10V over the 2V? As far as I understood everything in parallel has the same voltage...
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    Power in voltage/current sources, passive sign convention

    Thanks mplayer you're great, I'm just skimming over what you've written but got confused by the above quote, we've been taught in class that the PSC convention is current entering the positive terminal, not the other way around...?
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    Power in voltage/current sources, passive sign convention

    Homework Statement Determine which of the five sources in Fig. (attached) are being charged (absorbing positive power), and show that the algebraic sum of the five absorbed power values is zero. I've labelled how I'm referring to the sources in red...
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    Getting a higher voltage from an induction motor

    Experimenting with building a wind turbine and I'm trying to find a suitable motor. I got this induction motor out of a washing machine and have hooked it up through a bridge rectifier and a smoothing capacitor. Spinning the motor shaft by hand (a crude way of modeling how fast the wind...
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    AC Motor from Washing Machine: 11 Wires & Sparks

    AC motor from washing machine, has 11 wires from it. Aside from Earth I have no idea what they are however I have observed: If the white+blue OR the red+orange wires are bought into contact then the shaft becomes hard to turn AND I can get a few small sparks by spinning the shaft and quickly...
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    Energy stored in a Capacitator

    Homework Statement A parallel-plate capacitor has a charge Q and plates of area A. What force acts on one plate to attract it toward the other plate? Because the electric field between the plates is E = Q/A*epsilon, you might think the force is QE = Q^2/A*epsilon. This conclusion is wrong...
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    Interesting Electric Field and Spring Problemf

    Homework Statement A block having mass m and charge +Q is connected to an insulating spring having constant k. The block lies on a frictionless, insulating horizontal track, and the system is immersed in a uniform electric field of magnitude E as shown in the diagram. If the block is released...
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    Electric field at center of semi-circular bent rod of charge

    I have the correct answer just the wrong direction Homework Statement A uniformly charged insulating rod of length 14.0cm is bent into the shape of a semicircle as shown in figure XXX. The rod has a total charge of 7.5 micro C. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at P...
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