A particle is acted simultaneously by mutually perpendicular simple harmonic motion.x=acosωt and y=asinωt. The trajectory of motion of the particle will be
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a
an ellipse
b
a parabola
c
a circle
d
a straight line
answer is C.
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Given, x=acosωt ……(i) y=asinωt ……..(ii)Squaring and adding Eqs. (i) and (ii),x2+y2=a2 cos2ωt+sin2ωt⇒ x2+y2=a2 ∵cos2ωt+sin2ωt=1This is the equation, of a circleClearly, the locus is a circle of constant radius a.
A particle is acted simultaneously by mutually perpendicular simple harmonic motion.x=acosωt and y=asinωt. The trajectory of motion of the particle will be