The potential energy of a point particle is given by the expression $V(x)=-\alpha x+\beta \sin (x / \gamma)$. A dimensionless combination of the constants $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ is

  • [KVPY 2012]
  • A

    $\frac{\alpha}{\beta \gamma}$

  • B

    $\frac{\alpha^2}{\beta \gamma}$

  • C

    $\frac{\gamma}{\alpha \beta}$

  • D

    $\frac{\alpha \gamma}{\beta}$

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