- 2082 Chaitra (new course) · 4 marks
Fourier sine transform
Short answer
Its Fourier sine transform is ω/(1+ω²). By Parseval's identity, ∫_0^∞ e^{-2x} dx = (2/π)∫_0^∞ ω²/(1+ω²)² dω = 1/2, yielding ∫_0^∞ x²/(x²+1)² dx = π/4.
Find the Fourier sine transform of f(x) = e^(−x) and hence use the result in Parseval's identity to show ∫_0^∞ x² dx/(x² + 1)² = π/4.
The Fourier sine transform of f(x) is F_s(ω) = ∫₀^∞ f(x) sin ωx dx, with inverse f(x) = (2/π)∫₀^∞ F_s(ω) sin ωx dω.
Transform of e^(−x):
F_s(ω) = ∫₀^∞ e^(−x) sin ωx dx = [ e^(−x)(−sin ωx − ω cos ωx)/(1 + ω²) ]₀^∞
= ω / (1 + ω²)
(In the symmetric convention F_s = √(2/π)·ω/(1+ω²); the result below is the same.)
Parseval's identity for sine transforms (with the convention above):
∫₀^∞ [f(x)]² dx = (2/π) ∫₀^∞ [F_s(ω)]² dω
Left side : ∫₀^∞ e^(−2x) dx = 1/2
Right side: (2/π) ∫₀^∞ ω² / (1 + ω²)² dω
Equating: (2/π) ∫₀^∞ ω²/(1 + ω²)² dω = 1/2, so ∫₀^∞ ω²/(1 + ω²)² dω = π/4.
Renaming the dummy variable ω as x:
Answer: ∫₀^∞ x² dx / (x² + 1)² = π/4.
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