A girl sitting on a L = 2 m long swing is pulled backward by her father, making an angle of 32 degrees with the vertical. At that point the father releases the swing. What is the speed of the swing at the lowest point of the swing?  the vertical height h from the ground when the swing makes a angle θ with the vertical is h = L(1 - cosθ).

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A girl sitting on a L = 2 m long swing is pulled backward by her father, making an angle of 32 degrees with the vertical. At that point the father releases the swing. What is the speed of the swing at the lowest point of the swing?  the vertical height h from the ground when the swing makes a angle θ with the vertical is h = L(1 - cosθ). 

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