//clear// //Example 10.2:Z transform of x[n] = -a^n. u[-n-1] //a = 0.5 clear; close; clc; syms n z; a = 0.5; x=-(0.5)^(-n) X=symsum(x*(z^(n)),n,1,%inf) disp(X,"ans=") //Result //-1.0*(2^(%inf+1)*z^(%inf+1)-2*z)/(2*z-1) //Equivalent to -1*-2*z/(2*z-1) = 1/(1-0.5*z^-1)