Paheli moves on a straight road from point A to point C. She takes 30 minutes to cover the distance. She then starts from point C and gets back to point A in 40 minutes, thus completing the trip. She makes 5 trips on the road the same way. Paheli concludes that her motion is:

only rectilinear motion

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only periodic motion

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both rectilinear and periodic motion

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neither rectilinear nor periodic motion

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The correct option is C both rectilinear and periodic motion

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