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Sketch 5cos(t); energy or power

Short answer

The signal is a cosine of amplitude 5, period 2π s, oscillating between ±5. It is a power signal with average power P = 25/2 = 12.5 W (normalized) and infinite energy.

Sketch the signal x(t) = 5cos(t). State whether the given signal is energy signal or power signal.

x(t)=5cos⁡tx(t) = 5\cos t has amplitude 5 and ω0=1\omega_0 = 1 rad/s, so period T0=2π/1=2π≈6.28T_0 = 2\pi/1 = 2\pi \approx 6.28 s. Peaks of +5+5 at t=0,±2π,…t = 0, \pm2\pi, \ldots; zeros at t=±π/2,±3π/2t = \pm\pi/2, \pm3\pi/2; minimum −5-5 at t=±πt = \pm\pi.

 x(t)
  5 +.                   .
    | '.               .'
  0 +---'.---------.'-------> t
    |  pi/2 '.   .' 3pi/2
 -5 +         '-'
    0         pi        2pi

(The waveform repeats every 2π2\pi s for all tt, also for negative tt, since cosine is even.)

Energy or power

Energy:

E=∫−∞∞25cos⁡2t dt=∞E = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}25\cos^2 t\,dt = \infty

Power (periodic signal, average over one period):

P=12π∫02π25cos⁡2t dt=252π∫02π1+cos⁡2t2 dt=252π⋅π=252=12.5\begin{aligned} P &= \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi}25\cos^2 t\,dt = \frac{25}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{1+\cos 2t}{2}\,dt \\ &= \frac{25}{2\pi}\cdot\pi = \frac{25}{2} = 12.5 \end{aligned}

Answer: x(t)=5cos⁡tx(t) = 5\cos t is a power signal with P=12.5P = 12.5 W (normalised to 1 Ω) and E=∞E = \infty.

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