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_____ is possessed by a simple pendulum when it is in the mean position

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The sum of potnetial and kinetic energies
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Sound energy
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Potential energy
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Kinetic energy
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Solution

The correct option is D Kinetic energy
At the mean position, the simple pendulum possesses only kinetic energy, and at the extreme position, it only possesses potential energy. When it is released from the mean or extreme positions, it has both kinetic and potential energies

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