A simple pendulum experiment is constructed from a point mass m attached to a pivot by a massless rod of length L in a constant gravitational field. The rod is released from an angle $\theta_0 < \pi/2$ at rest and the period of motion is found to be $T_0$. Ignore air resistance and friction.
At what angle $\theta_g$ during the swing is the tension in the rod the greatest?
(A) The tension is the greatest at the point $\theta_g = \theta_0$.
(B) The tension is the greatest at the point $\theta_g = 0$.
(C) The tension is the greatest at an angle $\theta_g$ with $0 < \theta_g < \theta_0$.
(D) The tension is constant.
(E) None of the above is true for all values of $\theta_0$ with $0 < \theta_0 < \pi/2$.
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(question id: 54)