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For a simple harmonic oscillator, which of the following pairs of vector quantities can't both point in the same direction?

(The position vector is the displacement from the equilibrium).

  1. Position and velocity.
  2. Velocity and acceleration.
  3. Position and acceleration. 

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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