GATE Electrical Engineering (EE) 2021 - Forenoon Shift

# Q1 of 65

The causal signal with z-transform z2 (z - a)-2 is (u[n] is the unit step signal)

Options :
A.

a2nu[n]

B.

(n+1)anu[n]

C.

n-1anu[n]

D.

n2anu[n]

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Answer :

a2nu[n]

Solution :

Concept:

Causal Signals: Causal Signals are signals that are zero for all negative time.

Causality in a system determines whether a system relies on future information of a signal x [n+1].

Talking about “causality” in signals, it means whether they are zero to the left of t = 0 or zero to the right of t = 0.

A causal signal is zero for t < 0.

A system is said to be causal if its output depends upon present and past inputs, and does not depend upon future input.

Calculation:

Given a casual signal,

X (Z) = z2 (z - a)-2

X ( Z ) = z 2 ( a z ) 2

From standard Z-Transform,

n ( a ) n u ( n ) a z ( z a ) 2

n ( a ) n 1 u ( n ) z ( z a ) 2

From the time-shifting property,

x ( n n 0 ) z n 0 X ( z )

( n + 1 ) ( a ) n + 1 1 u ( n + 1 ) z [ z ( z a ) 2 ]

( n + 1 ) ( a ) n u ( n + 1 ) z 2 ( z a ) 2

Since,

X ( z ) = z 2 ( z a ) 2

Therefore,

x ( n ) = ( n + 1 ) ( a ) n u ( n + 1 )

The given signal is causal, therefore,

x ( n ) = ( n + 1 ) ( a ) n u ( n )

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