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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 2 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2003 Paper 1 3 Solution by
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Use the Fourier transform convention , with inverse factor . For functions in L1 space, their convolution is . Fubini's theorem applies because the absolute double integral is . Substituting therefore proves the convolution theorem:For the specified rectangular pulse, the support condition is . Its Fourier transform isThe convolution is the length of the overlap of and . Thus it is the triangular pulseThe transform's value at zero is four, given by its continuous extension. In this convention, the Parseval identity for square-integrable functions isFor the rectangular pulse the left side is two, giving the sinc-squared integralFor the triangular pulse, . Apply the same Parseval identity with transform to obtain the sinc fourth-power integralBoth integrands have removable singularities at zero and integrable tails.
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