Assertion: A body is executing simple harmonic motion. At a displacement x, its potential energy is 
and at a displacement y, its potential energy is 
. The potential energy at a displacement 
is 
Reason: For a body executing simple harmonic motion, the potential energy is proportional to the square of its displacement from the mean position.
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D
Both assertion and reason are false.
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