Is rectilinear motion periodic ?

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Periodic motion, in physics, motionrepeated in equal intervals of time.Periodic motion is performed, for example, by a rocking chair, a bouncing ball, a vibrating tuning fork, a swing in motion, etc.

In rectilinear motion, the body travels only in straight line. So the motion will not be repeated.

So rectilinear motion cannot be periodic as the motion will not repeat.

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Paheli moves on a straight road from point A to point C. She takes 20 minutes to cover a certain distance AB and 30 minutes to cover the rest of distance BC. She then turns back and takes 30 minutes to cover the distance CB and 20 minutes to cover the rest of the distance to her starting point. She makes 5 rounds on the road the same way. Paheli concludes that her motion is

(a) Only rectilinear motion.

(b) Only periodic motion.

(d) Neither rectilinear nor periodic.

1. What is rectilinear motion?
2. What is circular motion?
3. What is periodic motion?

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(c) periodic motion
(d) non-periodic motion

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(b) rectilinear motion
(c) periodic motion
(d) rotational motion

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