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A student says that he had applied a force `F=-ksqrtx` on a particle and the particle moved in simple harmonic motion. He refuses to tell whether k is a constant or not. Assume that he has worked only with positive x and no other force acted on the particle

A

As x increases k increaes

B

As x inceases k decreases

C

As x increases k remains constant

D

The motion cannot be simple harmonic

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