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Homework Statement
This is taken from a much larger problem, but I only need the answer to one particular question. Please help me understand why the height that a pendulum swings is r(1-cos[tex]\theta[/tex]) where r is the length of the string and theta is the angle it swings through.
Homework Equations
h = r(1-cos[tex]\theta[/tex])
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm afraid trigonometry's one of my weakness. I can't begin to understand why this is the case. I'm sure it involves a crazy mess of right triangles.