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Impulse truncation normalizes the denominator before the numerator · case 04
With a0 = 2 the numerator is never scaled and the response is twice too large.
Case contract
Input [b, a, eps, maxlen, hold]; normalize by a0 ("bad-a0"), compute the impulse response exactly and stop after hold consecutive samples with |h| < eps, counted only once n >= len(b) - 1 (any non-quiet sample resets the count), or at maxlen. Return the kept samples as fraction strings.
Why this case matters
FIR approximations of IIR filters truncate the impulse response; wrong stop rules cut real energy or run forever.
One recorded failure
Sample boundary fixtureThis sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| regression: random impulse 11 | ["-1", "-1/4", "-5/16", "-9/64", "-29/256", "-65/1024"] | ["-1/2", "-1/8", "-5/32", "-9/128", "-29/512"] | Failed |
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