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📅 NSB Double Elimination 2012🎓 HS🔄 Round 1#️⃣ Q19🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

A pendulum attached to the ceiling has a mass m, a length L, and is held at rest at an angle θ [theta] with respect to the vertical. If the pendulum [PEN-juh- luhm] is released, then which of the following is the equation for the kinetic energy of the pendulum at the lowest point in its oscillation?

W) mgL sin(θ)
X) mgL (1 - sin(θ))
Y) mgL cos(θ)
Z) mgL (1 - cos(θ))
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