Fourier Triangular 15Ab1C
1. **Problem Statement:** Determine the Fourier series of a triangular waveform $x(t)$ with amplitude $A$ and period $T=2\pi$.
2. **Fourier Series Formula:** For a periodic function with period $T$, the Fourier series is given by:
$$
x(t) = a_0 + \sum_{n=1}^\infty \left(a_n \cos\left(\frac{2\pi n t}{T}\right) + b_n \sin\left(\frac{2\pi n t}{T}\right)\right)
$$
where
$$
a_0 = \frac{1}{T} \int_0^T x(t) dt, \quad a_n = \frac{2}{T} \int_0^T x(t) \cos\left(\frac{2\pi n t}{T}\right) dt, \quad b_n = \frac{2}{T} \int_0^T x(t) \sin\left(\frac{2\pi n t}{T}\right) dt
$$
3. **Properties of the Triangular Wave:** The triangular wave is an even function, so all $b_n = 0$ because sine terms are odd functions and their integral over symmetric intervals is zero.
4. **Calculate $a_0$:** The average value over one period is zero because the waveform is symmetric about the horizontal axis:
$$
a_0 = 0
$$
5. **Calculate $a_n$ coefficients:** The triangular wave can be expressed as a piecewise linear function. Using the known Fourier series for a triangular wave with amplitude $A$ and period $2\pi$:
$$
a_n = \frac{8A}{\pi^2 n^2} (-1)^{n/2} \quad \text{for even } n, \quad a_n = 0 \text{ for odd } n
$$
More precisely, the Fourier series of a triangular wave is:
$$
x(t) = \frac{8A}{\pi^2} \sum_{n=1,3,5,...}^\infty \frac{(-1)^{\frac{n-1}{2}}}{n^2} \cos(nt)
$$
where the sum is over odd $n$ only.
6. **Final Fourier Series:**
$$
x(t) = \frac{8A}{\pi^2} \sum_{n=1,3,5,...}^\infty \frac{(-1)^{\frac{n-1}{2}}}{n^2} \cos(nt)
$$
This series converges to the triangular waveform shown.
**Summary:** The triangular wave has only cosine terms with coefficients decreasing as $1/n^2$ for odd harmonics.