MAE 488 Exam 1 Study Guide (Questions
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1. The product of a complex number and its complex conjugate is a real
number - ANSWER True
2. The Laplace Transform of the impulse function is 1 - ANSWER True
3. The transient response is the response due to the initial conditions -
ANSWER False
4. the total response of a system is the sum of the _______ and the _____
response. It is also the sum of the _______ and the __________ response/ -
ANSWER Free-forced
transient-steady state
5. Global stability is a characteristic of a system that depends on the initial
conditions - ANSWER False
6. Numerator dynamics do not affect the response - ANSWER False
7. The sum of the kinetic and potential energy in a system is a constant for
conservative forces - ANSWER True
8. The time constant is a measure of how fast a decaying exponential decays -
ANSWER True
, 9. If current output of a system depends on current and past input, it is? -
ANSWER dynamic or casual
10.if the current output of a system depends on current and future input, it is -
ANSWER non-casual
11.Homogeneous property is defined as f(x+y) =f(x) +f(y) - ANSWER false
12.For the ode ̈x + 4tx = 5u(t), the order is_____, the dependent variable is
______ and the independent variable is______.This ode can be classified as
- ANSWER order = 2
dependent = x
independent = t
is classified as homogeneous, linear, variable coefficient
13.natural frequncy - ANSWER ωn =sqrt(k/m)
14.characteristic equation - ANSWER ms2 + cs + k = 0
15.System - ANSWER An element or combination of elements that act
together to accomplish an intended objective
16.Input - ANSWER An external cause
17.Output - ANSWER Effect resulting from one or more input
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1. The product of a complex number and its complex conjugate is a real
number - ANSWER True
2. The Laplace Transform of the impulse function is 1 - ANSWER True
3. The transient response is the response due to the initial conditions -
ANSWER False
4. the total response of a system is the sum of the _______ and the _____
response. It is also the sum of the _______ and the __________ response/ -
ANSWER Free-forced
transient-steady state
5. Global stability is a characteristic of a system that depends on the initial
conditions - ANSWER False
6. Numerator dynamics do not affect the response - ANSWER False
7. The sum of the kinetic and potential energy in a system is a constant for
conservative forces - ANSWER True
8. The time constant is a measure of how fast a decaying exponential decays -
ANSWER True
, 9. If current output of a system depends on current and past input, it is? -
ANSWER dynamic or casual
10.if the current output of a system depends on current and future input, it is -
ANSWER non-casual
11.Homogeneous property is defined as f(x+y) =f(x) +f(y) - ANSWER false
12.For the ode ̈x + 4tx = 5u(t), the order is_____, the dependent variable is
______ and the independent variable is______.This ode can be classified as
- ANSWER order = 2
dependent = x
independent = t
is classified as homogeneous, linear, variable coefficient
13.natural frequncy - ANSWER ωn =sqrt(k/m)
14.characteristic equation - ANSWER ms2 + cs + k = 0
15.System - ANSWER An element or combination of elements that act
together to accomplish an intended objective
16.Input - ANSWER An external cause
17.Output - ANSWER Effect resulting from one or more input
