Ramp-Like Function

In[14]:=
  part1=Plot[0,{x,-2,0},DisplayFunction->Identity];
  part2=Plot[2-x,{x,0,2},DisplayFunction->Identity];
  graph=Show[part1,part2,
  DisplayFunction->$DisplayFunction,AspectRatio->Automatic];

In[15]:=

  Clear[a0,a,b,c,Sn]
  a0=(1/4)(Integrate[0,{x,-2,0}]+Integrate[2-x,{x,0,2}]);
  a0

Out[15]=

  1
  -
  2

In[16]:=

  a[n_]:=a[n]=(1/2)(Integrate[0 Cos[n Pi x/2],{x,-2,0}]+
  Integrate[(2-x) Cos[n Pi x/2],{x,0,2}]);
  Table[a[n],{n,1,5}]

Out[16]=

    4        4         4
  {---, 0, -----, 0, ------}
     2         2          2
   Pi      9 Pi      25 Pi

In[17]:=

  b[n_]:=b[n]=(1/2)(Integrate[0 Sin[n Pi x/2],{x,-2,0}]+
  Integrate[(2-x) Sin[n Pi x/2],{x,0,2}]);
  Table[b[n],{n,1,5}]

Out[17]=

   2   1    2     1     2
  {--, --, ----, ----, ----}
   Pi  Pi  3 Pi  2 Pi  5 Pi

In[18]:=

  Sn=a0+Sum[a[n]Cos[n Pi x/2]+b[n]Sin[n Pi x/2],{n,1,5}]

Out[18]=

            Pi x          3 Pi x          5 Pi x
      4 Cos[----]   4 Cos[------]   4 Cos[------]
  1          2              2               2
  - + ----------- + ------------- + ------------- + 
  2         2               2               2
          Pi            9 Pi           25 Pi
   
          Pi x                      3 Pi x
    2 Sin[----]               2 Sin[------]
           2      Sin[Pi x]           2       Sin[2 Pi x]
    ----------- + --------- + ------------- + ----------- + 
        Pi           Pi           3 Pi           2 Pi
   
          5 Pi x
    2 Sin[------]
            2
    -------------
        5 Pi

In[19]:=

  p3=Plot[Sn,{x,-2,2}];

In[20]:=

  Show[graph,p3];

In[21]:=

  Clear[c]

In[22]:=

  c[n_]:=c[n]=(1/4)(Integrate[0 Exp[- I n Pi x/2],{x,-2,0}]+
  Integrate[(2-x) Exp[- I n Pi x/2],{x,0,2}]);
  Table[c[n],{n,-5,5}]

Out[22]=

            2 I                        I
            --- (2 I - 10 Pi)          - (I - 4 Pi)
     4      25                  -1     4
   ------ - -----------------  ----- - ------------
        2            2             2         2
   25 Pi           Pi          4 Pi        Pi
  {--------------------------, --------------------, 
               4                        4
   
            2 I
            --- (2 I - 6 Pi)
      4      9                   -2   I (I - 2 Pi)
    ----- - ----------------  -Pi   - ------------
        2           2                       2
    9 Pi          Pi                      Pi
    ------------------------, --------------------, 
               4                       4
   
     4    2 I (2 I - 2 Pi)      4    2 I (-2 I - 2 Pi)
    --- - ----------------     --- + -----------------
      2           2              2            2
    Pi          Pi          1  Pi           Pi
    ----------------------, -, -----------------------, 
              4             2             4
   
                                   2 I
                                   --- (-2 I - 6 Pi)
       -2   I (-I - 2 Pi)    4      9
    -Pi   + -------------  ----- + -----------------
                   2           2            2
                 Pi        9 Pi           Pi
    ---------------------, -------------------------, 
              4                        4
   
            I                       2 I
            - (-I - 4 Pi)           --- (-2 I - 10 Pi)
     -1     4                4      25
    ----- + -------------  ------ + ------------------
        2          2            2            2
    4 Pi         Pi        25 Pi           Pi
    ---------------------, ---------------------------}
              4                         4

In[23]:=

  ISn=Sum[c[n]Exp[I n Pi x/2],{n,-5,5}];

In[24]:=

  ComplexExpand[ISn]

Out[24]=

            Pi x          3 Pi x          5 Pi x
      4 Cos[----]   4 Cos[------]   4 Cos[------]
  1          2              2               2
  - + ----------- + ------------- + ------------- + 
  2         2               2               2
          Pi            9 Pi           25 Pi
   
          Pi x                      3 Pi x
    2 Sin[----]               2 Sin[------]
           2      Sin[Pi x]           2       Sin[2 Pi x]
    ----------- + --------- + ------------- + ----------- + 
        Pi           Pi           3 Pi           2 Pi
   
          5 Pi x
    2 Sin[------]
            2
    -------------
        5 Pi

In[25]:=

  p4=Plot[ISn,{x,-2,2}];

In[26]:=

  Show[graph,p4];

In[27]:=

  Sn
  ComplexExpand[ISn]

Out[27]=

            Pi x          3 Pi x          5 Pi x
      4 Cos[----]   4 Cos[------]   4 Cos[------]
  1          2              2               2
  - + ----------- + ------------- + ------------- + 
  2         2               2               2
          Pi            9 Pi           25 Pi
   
          Pi x                      3 Pi x
    2 Sin[----]               2 Sin[------]
           2      Sin[Pi x]           2       Sin[2 Pi x]
    ----------- + --------- + ------------- + ----------- + 
        Pi           Pi           3 Pi           2 Pi
   
          5 Pi x
    2 Sin[------]
            2
    -------------
        5 Pi

Out[28]=

            Pi x          3 Pi x          5 Pi x
      4 Cos[----]   4 Cos[------]   4 Cos[------]
  1          2              2               2
  - + ----------- + ------------- + ------------- + 
  2         2               2               2
          Pi            9 Pi           25 Pi
   
          Pi x                      3 Pi x
    2 Sin[----]               2 Sin[------]
           2      Sin[Pi x]           2       Sin[2 Pi x]
    ----------- + --------- + ------------- + ----------- + 
        Pi           Pi           3 Pi           2 Pi
   
          5 Pi x
    2 Sin[------]
            2
    -------------
        5 Pi

In[29]:=

  Simplify[Sn-ISn]

Out[29]=

  0

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