Final answer:
The Fourier coefficients of a periodic signal can be computed by integrating over any continuous time-interval of T seconds duration.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Fourier coefficients of a periodic signal can be computed by integrating over any continuous time-interval of T seconds duration. This means that the Fourier coefficients can be found by integrating the product of the signal x(t) and the complex exponential function e^(-i2πnt/T) over one period T.
To prove this, we can separate the variables t and x and integrate from an initial time t=0 to an arbitrary time. By performing this integration, we can arrive at the equation for the Fourier coefficients.
The equation for the Fourier coefficients is given by x_n = (1/T) ∫(0 to T) x(t) e^(-i2πnt/T) dt, where x_n is the nth Fourier coefficient.