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A simple pendulum is swinging in vertical plane. The ratio of its potential energies when it is making angles 450  and 900  with the vertical is

a
1 : 1
b
1:(2+1)
c
2:1
d
(2−1):2

detailed solution

Correct option is D

w=PE=mgℓ(1−cosθ)                 U1U2=1−cosθ11−cosθ2=1−cos451−cos90                 U1:U2=(2−1):2

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