{\em the impulse response of an ideal lowpass filter with cutoff frequency $\omega_c$ is }
\[
h[n] = (\omega_c/\pi)\sinc((\omega_c/\pi)n)
\]
{\em therefore $x[n]$ is the impulse response of an ideal lowpass filter with cutoff frequency $a\pi$, scaled by $1/a$ so that} $X(e^{j\omega}) = (1/a)\rect(\omega/(2a\pi))$. {\em From this:}
A first order section with a pole in $z = \alpha$ has a transfer function $G(z) = 1/(1 - \alpha z^{-1})$ and impulse response $g[n] = \alpha^n u[n]$. Therefore the impulse response of the above system is
The transfer function of the system is $H(z) = H_1(z)H_2(z)$ where
\[
H_{1,2}(z) = \frac{1}{1 - (1\pm j)z^{-1}}.
\]
The system has therefore no zeros and two poles at $z = (1\pm j)$ or, in polar coordinates, at $z = e^{\pm j\frac{\pi}{4}}$ (note that the filter is not stable); its frequency response in magnitude follows the classic resonator pattern: