GATE EE 2016 Set 1 — Question 18
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Consider a continuous-time system with input and output given byThis system is
Correct answer
(C) linear and time-varying
Solution
Linearity:
A system is linear if it satisfies the principle of superposition. For the system :
Let and .
For an input , the output is:Since it satisfies superposition, the system is linear.Time-Invariance:
A system is time-invariant if a time shift in the input results in an identical time shift in the output.
Let the input be delayed by : .
The response to this delayed input is:The delayed version of the original output is:Since , the system is time-varying.Therefore, the system is linear and time-varying.
A system is linear if it satisfies the principle of superposition. For the system :
Let and .
For an input , the output is:Since it satisfies superposition, the system is linear.Time-Invariance:
A system is time-invariant if a time shift in the input results in an identical time shift in the output.
Let the input be delayed by : .
The response to this delayed input is:The delayed version of the original output is:Since , the system is time-varying.Therefore, the system is linear and time-varying.
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