Which one of the following four particles, whose displacement x and acceleration $a_{x}$ , are related as follows, is executing simple harmonic motion?

a_{x} = + 3 x

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a_{x} = + 3 x^{2}

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a_{x} = - 3 x^{2}

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a_{x} = - 3 x

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Solution

The correct option is D $a_{x} = - 3 x$
equation should be of the form
$a_{x} = - ω^{2} x$
only D option is of this type.

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