Exercise · ZW-CONVOLUTION-009 · ★★★ Advanced
Select the true statement about convolution.
Choose one option.
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- D. \(f*g=g*f\)
Explanation
The substitution \(\tau\mapsto t-\tau\) swaps the roles of \(f\) and \(g\), so it is commutative. It is not the usual product, does not differentiate factor by factor, and convolving with 1 integrates: it does not leave \(f\) unchanged.
Review the concept: Convolution
The convolution \(f*g\) of two functions \(f\) and \(g\), defined for \(t\ge0\), is the function of \(t\) that integrates from \(0\) to \(t\) the product of \(f(\tau)\) and a reflected, shifted copy of \(g\).
\[(f*g)(t)=\int_0^t f(\tau)\,g(t-\tau)\,d\tau\]
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- ZW-CONVOLUTION-007 What is mathcal L^-1\(1)/(s^2(s-1))\?
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