The bob (weight) at the end of a pendulum has a mass of 0.3 kilograms. The bob is pulled to position B and allowed to swing. It goes all the way to position C and swings back.

The potential energy of the bob at position B is

joules. If the maximum height of the bob is 0.45 meters when it swings back,

joules of energy was transformed to thermal energy.

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Jerry Salinas

11 April, 11:33

The bob (weight) at the end of a pendulum has a mass of 0.3 kilograms. The bob is pulled to position B and allowed to swing. It goes all the way to position C and swings back.

The potential energy of the bob at position B is

joules. If the maximum height of the bob is 0.45 meters when it swings back,

joules of energy was transformed to thermal energy.

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Johnathon Porter · Answer 1

The answer is

the potential energy of the bob at position B is 1.47 joules.

If the maximum height of the bob is 0.45 meters when it swings back, 1.323 joules of energy was transformed to thermal energy.