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The asymptotic Bode magnitude plot of a system is shown.

Which one of the following options best represents the transfer function of the system?

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A -20 dB/decade fall at low frequency that flattens to 0 dB beyond omega0 is the signature of a pole at the origin combined with a zero at omega0.
Updated On: Jul 20, 2026
  • \(G(s)=\dfrac{1+\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}{\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}\)
  • \(G(s)=\dfrac{\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}{1+\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}\)
  • \(G(s)=\dfrac{1+\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}{1-\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}\)
  • \(G(s)=\dfrac{1-\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}{1+\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}\)
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Split the plot into two frequency zones.
Below $\omega_0$ the line falls with slope $-20$ dB/decade. Above $\omega_0$ it sits flat at $0$ dB.

Step 2: Match the low-frequency zone to a building block.
A term like $\dfrac{1}{s/\omega_0}$ has magnitude $\omega_0/\omega$, which falls at $-20$ dB/decade, exactly the shape seen for $\omega<\omega_0$. This tells us the denominator must contribute a bare $s/\omega_0$ term.

Step 3: Match the high-frequency zone to a building block.
For the plot to flatten out at $0$ dB above $\omega_0$, the transfer function must approach $1$ as $\omega\to\infty$. A numerator of $1+s/\omega_0$ paired with the same $s/\omega_0$ in the denominator does exactly this, since both terms are dominated by $s/\omega_0$ at high frequency and cancel to $1$.

Step 4: Assemble the transfer function.
\[ G(s)=\frac{1+\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}{\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}} \]

Step 5: Check the corner frequency.
At $s=j\omega_0$, the numerator gives $|1+j1|=\sqrt2$ and the denominator gives $|j1|=1$, so the curve bends near $\omega_0$ exactly where the plot shows the kink, confirming this is the right match, while the sign-flipped options (C) and (D) describe unstable, non-minimum-phase systems that are not what a simple asymptotic sketch is used to represent.
\[ \boxed{G(s)=\dfrac{1+\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}{\dfrac{s}{\omega_0}}} \]
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