Question 1: Expand the following periodic signal into its trigonometric Fourier series. Recall, the trigonometric Fourier series takes the form:
f(t) = a_0 + Σ [a_n cos(2πnf_0t) + b_n sin(2πnf_0t)]
(a) What does a_0 represent? Estimate a_0 from the plot.
(b) Determine the fundamental frequency, f_0, then calculate a_0. Sketch a_0 over a single period.
(c) Find the equation for a single period of s(t).
(d) Calculate b_n.
(e) Sketch b_n sin(2πnf_0t), for n ∈ {1, 2, 3}, then sketch Σ [b_n sin(2πnf_0t)].
(f) Calculate a_n, and sketch Σ [a_n cos(2πnf_0t)].
(g) Is the signal even or odd?