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Assertion : A combination of two simple harmonic motions with arbitrary amplitudes and phases is not necessarily periodic.
Reason : A periodic motion can always be expressed as a sum of infinite number of harmonic motions with appropriate amplitudes.

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
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If assertion is true but reason is false.
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If both assertion and reason are false.
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The correct option is A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
A combination of two simple harmonic motions with arbitrary amplitudes and phases is periodic only if frequency of one motion is an integral multiple of the other's frequency.

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