2. What is the set of all values of z for which X(z) attains a finite value?
A. Radius of convergence
B. Radius of divergence
C. Feasible solution
D. None of the mentioned
Answer: A
Since X(z) is an infinite power series, it is defined only at a few values of z. The set of all values of z where X(z) converges to a finite value is called as Radius of Convergence(ROC.)
3. What is the z-transform of the following finite duration signal?
A. 2 + 4z + 5z2 + 7z3 + z4
B. 2 + 4z + 5z2 + 7z3 + z5
C. 2 + 4z-1 + 5z-2 + 7z-3 + z-5
D. 2z2 + 4z + 5 +7z-1 + z-3
Answer: D
We know that, for a given signal x(n) the z-transform is defined as
X(z) = \(\sum_{n = -\infty}^{\infty} x(n)z^{-n}\)
Substitute the values of n from -2 to 3 and the corresponding signal values in the above formula
We get, X(z) = 2z2 + 4z + 5 + 7z-1 + z-3.
4. What is the ROC of the signal x(n) = δ(n-k), k>0?
A. z = 0
B. z = ∞
C. Entire z-plane, except at z = 0
D. Entire z-plane, except at z = ∞
Answer: C
We know that, the z-transform of a signal x(n) is
X(z) = \(\sum_{n = -\infty}^{\infty} x(n)z^{-n}\)
Given x(n) = δ(n-k) = 1 at n = k
= > X(z) = z-k
From the above equation, X(z) is defined at all values of z except at z = 0 for k>0.
So ROC is defined as the Entire z-plane, except at z = 0.
5. What is the z-transform of the signal x(n) = (0.5)nu(n)?
8. What is the ROC of the z-transform of the signal x(n) = anu(n)+bnu(-n-1)?
A. |a|<|z|<|b|
B. |a|>|z|>|b|
C. |a|>|z|<|b|
D. |a|<|z|>|b|
Answer: A
We know that,
ROC of z-transform of anu(n) is |z|>|a|.
ROC of z-transform of bnu(-n-1) is |z|<|b|.
By combining both the ROC we get the ROC of z-transform of the signal x(n) as |a|<|z|<|b|.
9. What is the ROC of the z-transform of finite duration anti-causal sequence?
A. z = 0
B. z = ∞
C. Entire z-plane, except at z = 0
D. Entire z-plane, except at z = ∞
Answer: D
Let us take an example of an anti-causal sequence whose z-transform will be in form X(z) = 1+z+z2 which has a finite value at all values of ‘z’ except at z = ∞.
So, the ROC of an anti-causal sequence is the entire z-plane except at z = ∞.
10. What is the ROC of the z-transform of a two-sided infinite sequence?
A. |z|>r1
B. |z|<r1
C. r2<|z|<r1
D. None of the mentioned
Answer: C
Let us plot the graph of z-transform of any two-sided sequence which looks as follows.
From the above graph, we can state that the ROC of a two-sided sequence will be of the form r2 < |z| < r1.