Is x(t)=cost+sin(12t)x(t)=cos⁡t+sin⁡(12t) a periodic signal?

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2021-12-24 18:19:47

Is x(t)=cost+sin(12t) a periodic signal?

The answer provided by the book is different from my answer. Book says its not a periodic signal. Can you guys tell me why is it not a periodic signal?

My answer:

cos(t) is periodic as 2πf1=1f1=12πT1=2π

sin(12t) is also periodic as 2πf2=12f2=14πT2=4π

Therefore T1T2=2π4π=12 is rational number

Therefore the given x(t) is a periodic signal.

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As for every t0R and kZ

x(t0+4kπ)=cos(t0+4kπ)+sin(t0/2+2kπ)=cos(t0)+sin(t0/2)=x(t0)
you answer is correct: x(t) is periodic.

To add a contrarian answer: If your time index, t, is an integer, then your signal is not periodic.

The definition of periodic is: x[t], tZ is periodic with period PZ iff

x[t]=x[t+P]

So we need

cos(t)=cos(t+P)
so for periodicity we require
P=2πk
with kZ.

Since π is irrational, that cannot be the case.

Hence the first component of your signal cannot be periodic, so the entire signal cannot be periodic.

The double-angle formulae for trigonometric identities tell you that cos(2tt)=12sin2(t2).

You thus ave x(t)=1+sin(t2)2sin2(t2). Hence, your signal is composed of functions (as adds and multiplies) that all admit 4π as a period (yes, the constant function x1 is 4π periodic as well).

Thus your function looks very periodic.