When two displacements represented by $y_1 = a \sin(\omega t)$ and $y_2 = b \cos(\omega t)$ are superimposed,the motion is

  • A
    not a simple harmonic
  • B
    simple harmonic with amplitude $\frac{a}{b}$
  • C
    simple harmonic with amplitude $\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$
  • D
    simple harmonic with amplitude $\frac{a + b}{2}$

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