Exercise · ZW-POLES-ZEROS-AND-STABILITY-010 · ★★★ Advanced

A causal system has \(H(z)=(1+z^{-1})/(1-1.1z^{-1}+0.3z^{-2})\). Is it stable and what are its poles?

Choose one option.

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  • A. Stable, with poles at \(z=0.5\) and \(z=0.6\)

Explanation

Multiplying by z^2 gives z^2-1.1z+0.3=0, with roots z=0.5 and z=0.6, both inside the unit circle. The zero at z=-1 does not affect stability. Flipping the sign of the roots produces the option with negative poles.

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\[|p_k| < 1 \quad \forall k\]

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