A simple pendulum oscillates in a vertical plane. When it passes through the mean position, the tension in the string is 3 times the weight of the pendulum bob. What is the maximum displacement of the pendulum of the string with respect to the vertical
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Tension at mean position, 
… (i)
and if the body displaces by angle q with the vertical then 
…(ii)
Comparing (i) and (ii), 
⇒ ⇒ 
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