When a pendulum bob is given an initial displacement or the initial velocity, it starts to execute periodic motion or simple harmonic motion. During this motion the kinetic and potential energy keeps interconverting. The kinetic energy becomes maximum at the lowest point, that is the mean point. Hence, the velocity is maximum at this point, as well. Similarly, at both extreme positions the potential energy becomes maximum due to maximum height, while the kinetic energy becomes zero at the highest point, that is extreme positions. At these, positions the velocity will be minimum and it will be zero due to zero kinetic energy. Hence, at both extreme positions the bob stops momentarily before, reversing the direction. Hence,
