The equation of motion of a particle is x = a cos (α t ) 2. The motion is

(a) Periodic but not oscillatory.

(b) Periodic and oscillatory.

(c) Oscillatory but not periodic.

(d) Neither periodic nor oscillatory.

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(c) x=acos (  α t )2, so it is SHM motion.

X (t+T)=acos [ α ( t + T ) ]2

= acos [ α t 2 + α T 2 + 2 α t T ]

So it is not periodic.

So it is oscillatory but not periodic

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