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When a pendulum is at the midpoint of its oscillation, hanging straight down, which statement is true?

ABoth kinetic energy and potential energy are at their maximum.
BBoth kinetic energy and potential energy are at their minimum.
CKinetic energy is maximum and potential energy is minimum.
DKinetic energy is minimum and potential energy is maximum.
EBoth kinetic energy and potential energy are at intermediate values.

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AL2006

When a pendulum is at the midpoint of its oscillation, hanging straight down ...

-- that's the fastest it's going to swing, so its kinetic energy is maximum;
and
-- that's the lowest it's going to get, so its potential energy is minimum.

'c' is your choice.

c. Kinetic energy is maximum and potential energy is minimum.

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