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The potential energy of an ideal pendulum at the top of its swing is equal to its kinetic energy at the bottom of its swing.
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For an ideal (frictionless, rigid) pendulum mechanical energy is conserved. At the turning point the speed is zero so all energy is potential; at the bottom the potential is minimal so all that potential has become kinetic. With the bottom as zero potential: mgh = 1/2 mv^2.
For an ideal (frictionless, rigid) pendulum mechanical energy is conserved. At the turning point the speed is zero so all energy is potential; at the bottom the potential is minimal so all that potential has become kinetic. With the bottom as zero potential: mgh = 1/2 mv^2.
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