Finding angle of cable when pendulum is at its highest point

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Homework Statement



Please see attached photo. It is problem 54.
My difficulty is that I am not sure if I marked out the correct forces in the work-force equation. Without the height, I can't find the angle. I was going to use the formula: Δx=radius (times) Δθ
However, I'm not even sure this is the right equation to use once I find the height. Should I use kinematic equations instead?

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Attached photo listing useful information for solving equation.

The Attempt at a Solution



Attached photo, written on notebook paper.

Thanks for your help!
 
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  • Printed textbook page showing problems 53 to 55: a satellite placed in a circular orbit 150 mi above Earth, and problem 54 about a 0.400-kg pendulum bob with a 80.0 cm cable passing the lowest point at 3.00 m/s.
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  • Photo of printed homework instructions with handwritten annotations: parts a and b ask for the r-axis force equation and an energy equation with reference level, answers 8.42 N and 64.8 degrees, plus further parts with answers 1.67 N and 2.06 m/s.
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  • Handwritten physics work on lined paper: T = 8.42 N boxed, then a work-energy equation W = ΔKE + ΔPEg + ΔPEs simplified to 0 = 1/2 mv² + mgh, leading to h = -.459, with a sketch labelled reference level.
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Draw a vertical line which and label it as the length of your pendulum string, and then draw the bob at the angle θ and then just draw a horizontal line through the bob when at the angle θ.

You can use simple trigs to obtain the angle.