Low-pass filters are commonly used to filter out high-frequency noise. Ideal filter has very sharp frequency response. That means up to a given frequency f_l all the frequency components are passed and over that frequency f_l all frequency components are completely discarded.
All real filters have softer transition from passed to blocked frequencies.
Consider these kernels:
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C)

Connect the time-domain kernels (impulse response) with the corresponding edge sharpness.