Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 ib Paper 1 14D ii Solution 2026-10-14
The interval indicator has transformwith continuous value at . By the convolution theorem, has transform . Fourier inversion therefore expresses the requested integral asFor , , so . Symmetry gives the same expression with for . For , splitting the integral at givesConsequently the value for every real isThe two expressions agree at . This is the exponential kernel convolved with an interval indicator. The spectral integral is absolutely convergent: its apparent singularity at zero is removable, and the tail decays as .