A signal is passed through a LPF with cut-off frequency 10 kHz. The minimum sampling frequency is:

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  1. 5 kHz
  2. 10 kHz
  3. 20 kHz
  4. 30 kHz

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Option 3 : 20 kHz
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Nyquist Sampling Theorem:

A continuous-time signal can be represented in its samples and can be recovered back when sampling frequency fs is greater than or equal to twice the highest frequency component of the message signal, i.e.

fs  ≥ 2 fm

Where,

fs is the sampling frequency

fm is the highest frequency component of the message signal

Therefore to convert continuous signals to discrete signals, the sampling must be done at the Nyquist rate.

Calculation:

For getting minimum sampling frequency,

fs = 2 fm

Given, 

fm = 10 kHz

fs = 2 × 10 kHz

= 20 kHz

Therefore, The minimum sampling frequency is 20 kHz

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