Calculating the Velocity at the bottom of a Pendulums Trajectory.

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Homework Statement


I am trying to calculate the velocity of the pendulum at the bottom of the trajectory.
Mass of the ball - 2.0 kg
Height - .2 m
G - 9.8 m/s^2


Homework Equations


PE = mgh
He mentioned something about the tangential force, I'm really not sure what I should be doing.

The Attempt at a Solution

 
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You should be using conservation of energy. Your gravitational potential will be entirely kinetic energy at the bottom of the trajectory.