A pendulum bob is released from some initial height such that the speed of the bob at the bottom of the swing is 3.2 m/s.

Question

A pendulum bob is released from some initial height such that the speed of the bob at the bottom of the swing is 3.2 m/s.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s
2. What is the initial height of the bob?

Anonymous · Answer

mgh=1/2 mv^2 intial PE=final KE solve for h.