Exercise · ZW-LINEAR-TIME-INVARIANT-SYSTEMS-004 · ★☆☆ Basic

A system with \(y[n]=x[n]^2\) is linear.

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  • C. False

Explanation

Squaring does not respect superposition, since the square of a sum is not the sum of squares. The linearity condition fails for any nonzero input.

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Review the concept: Linear time-invariant systems

A linear time-invariant (LTI) system is a system that satisfies superposition and whose behavior does not change when the input is shifted. It is determined by its impulse response \(h[n]\).

\[y[n]=\sum_{k=-\infty}^{\infty} x[k]\,h[n-k]\]

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