> Hi,
> > Why does a sinusoidal waveform alone does not have any harmonics or
> > distortion ?
> >
> > For example, (Reference ->formatting link
> > Sawtooth wave of constant period contains odd and even harmonics
> > Square wave of constant period contains odd harmonics
> > Triangle wave, (an integral of square wave) contains odd harmonics
> >
> > But, How is it possible that sinusoidal wave alone does not have any
> > harmonics or distortion ?
> > I searched the internet,but i did not find any link/pdf that talks in
> > detail about these .
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> > Thx in advans,
> > Karthik Balaguru
>
>
> simple answer.. saw and square waves are made up of hundreds of sine
> waves.. sine
> wave is made up of one.
Hundreds?