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Show g(t) = Ay(Bt) using FT properties

Short answer

Using time-scaling and convolution, G(jω) = (1/9)Y(jω/3) = (1/3)ℱ{y(3t)} so g(t) = (1/3)y(3t). Thus A = 1/3, B = 3.

Given the relationship y(t) = x(t)*h(t) and g(t) = x(3t)*h(3t) and given that x(t) has the Fourier transform X(jω) and h(t) has Fourier transform H(jω), use Fourier transform properties to show that g(t) has the form g(t) = Ay(Bt). Determine the values of A and B.

Given: y(t)=x(t)∗h(t)y(t) = x(t) * h(t), so by the convolution property Y(jω)=X(jω)H(jω)Y(j\omega) = X(j\omega)H(j\omega).

Time-scaling property: x(at)↔1∣a∣X(jωa)x(at) \leftrightarrow \frac{1}{|a|}X\left(\frac{j\omega}{a}\right).

Step 1: transforms of x(3t)x(3t) and h(3t)h(3t).

x(3t)↔13X(jω3),h(3t)↔13H(jω3)x(3t) \leftrightarrow \frac{1}{3}X\left(\frac{j\omega}{3}\right), \qquad h(3t) \leftrightarrow \frac{1}{3}H\left(\frac{j\omega}{3}\right)

Step 2: transform of g(t)=x(3t)∗h(3t)g(t) = x(3t) * h(3t). Convolution becomes multiplication:

G(jω)=13X(jω3)⋅13H(jω3)=19 Y(jω3)\begin{aligned} G(j\omega) &= \frac{1}{3}X\left(\frac{j\omega}{3}\right)\cdot\frac{1}{3}H\left(\frac{j\omega}{3}\right) \\ &= \frac{1}{9}\,Y\left(\frac{j\omega}{3}\right) \end{aligned}

Step 3: compare with the transform of y(3t)y(3t).

y(3t)↔13Y(jω3)  ⇒  Y(jω3)=3 F{y(3t)}y(3t) \leftrightarrow \frac{1}{3}Y\left(\frac{j\omega}{3}\right) \;\Rightarrow\; Y\left(\frac{j\omega}{3}\right) = 3\,\mathcal{F}\{y(3t)\}

So

G(jω)=19⋅3 F{y(3t)}=13 F{y(3t)}G(j\omega) = \frac{1}{9}\cdot 3\,\mathcal{F}\{y(3t)\} = \frac{1}{3}\,\mathcal{F}\{y(3t)\}

Taking the inverse transform:

g(t)=13 y(3t)g(t) = \frac{1}{3}\,y(3t)

Answer: g(t)=A y(Bt)g(t) = A\,y(Bt) with A=13A = \dfrac{1}{3} and B=3B = 3.

Time-domain check:

g(t)=∫x(3τ)h(3t−3τ) dτ(let λ=3τ, dτ=dλ/3)=13∫x(λ)h(3t−λ) dλ=13y(3t)\begin{aligned} g(t) &= \int x(3\tau)h(3t - 3\tau)\,d\tau \quad (\text{let } \lambda = 3\tau,\ d\tau = d\lambda/3) \\ &= \frac{1}{3}\int x(\lambda)h(3t - \lambda)\,d\lambda = \frac{1}{3}y(3t) \end{aligned}

Both methods agree. In general, x(at)∗h(at)=1∣a∣y(at)x(at)*h(at) = \frac{1}{|a|}y(at).

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