Why potential energy is maximum at mean position in simple pendulum?
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The potential energy of the bob of the pendulum is maximum at the extreme positions and zero when it passes through its mean position. ... The total energy of the pendulum is equal to the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy and its value remains constant throughout the motion of the pendulum.
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Kinetic energy is defined as the energy possessed by an object by the virtue of its motion while potential energy is the energy possessed by an object by the virtue of its position. When a pendulum undergoes oscillatory motion about its mean position then it possesses both the kinetic energy and the potential energy.
The kinetic energy of the bob of the pendulum is zero at the extreme positions while its value is maximum when it passes through its mean position.
The behaviour of the potential energy is opposite to that of the kinetic energy. The potential energy of the bob of the pendulum is maximum at the extreme positions and zero