The equation of motion of a particle is x=acos(alphat)^(2). The motion

1.	The equation of motion of a particle is x=acos(alphat)^(2). The motion is
Answer» <html><body><p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/periodic-598580" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PERIODIC">PERIODIC</a> but not oscillatory<br/>periodic and oscillatory<br/>oscillatory but not periodic<br/>Neither periodic nor oscillatory.</p>Solution :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/given-473447" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GIVEN">GIVEN</a> `x=acos(alphat)^(2)=acosalpha^(2)t^(2)` <br/> as the equation of motionn <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/involves-519086" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INVOLVES">INVOLVES</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cosine-936114" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COSINE">COSINE</a> function and `t^(2)` <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hence-484344" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HENCE">HENCE</a> it is oscillatory but not periodic.</body></html>

The equation of motion of a particle is x=acos(alphat)^(2). The motion is