Using Pendulum Equations - AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

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A simple pendulum of length swings at a radius from a fixed point on the ceiling. As it moves, the pendulum creates an angle with the line that extends vertically downwards from the fixed point. At what angle does the mass attached to the pendulum have the highest kinetic energy?

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The correct answer is . Since the pendulum is at the bottom of its motion at this point, it has the lowest amount of energy given to gravitational potential and thus, the highest kinetic energy.

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