Question

In your own words, discuss how energy conservation applies to a pendulum. Where is the potential energy the most? Where is the potential energy the least? Where is kinetic energy the most? Where is kinetic energy the least?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Energy conservation applies to the swinging of pendulum . When the bob is at one extreme , it is at some height from its lowest point . So it has some gravitational potential energy . At that time since it remains at rest its kinetic energy is zero or the least . As it goes down while swinging , its potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases following conservation of mechanical energy . At the At the lowest point , its potential energy is least and kinetic energy is maximum .

In this way , there is conservation of mechanical energy .