Question

Students conducted a pendulum experiment to demonstrate the conservation of

energy principle. The diagram shows the pendulum at different points of its swing.
Which number(s) on the diagram would correspond to the point(s) of the pendulum's
swing with the least kinetic energy?

Answer 1

1 and 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Kinetic energy is the energy that an object possesses due to its motion. Since the pendulum has 0 velocity at points 1 and 5, and it is at those points that the pendulum is furthest from its equilibrium position, we say that it has no kinetic energy and maximum potential energy.