The displacement of a particle varies with time according to the relation y = a sin ωt + b cos ωt.

Options

• Option A

  The motion is oscillatory but not SHM

• Option B

  The motion is SHM with amplitude a + b

• Option C

  The motion is SHM with amplitude a² + b²

• Option D

  The motion is SHM with amplitude √(a²+b²)