The displacement $x$ of a particle depends on time $t$ as $x = \alpha t^2 - \beta t^3$.

  • A
    The particle will return to its starting point after time $\frac{\alpha}{\beta}$.
  • B
    The particle will come to rest after time $\frac{2\alpha}{3\beta}$.
  • C
    The initial velocity of the particle was zero but its initial acceleration was not zero.
  • D
    All of the above.

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