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An iron ball hangs from a 21.5-m steel cable and is used in the demolition of a building at a location where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.78 m/s2. The ball is swung outward from its equilibrium position for a distance of 4.20 m. Assuming the system behaves as a simple pendulum, find the maximum speed of the ball during its swing.


A) 4.45 m/s
B) 2.83 m/s
C) 17.8 m/s
D) 1.71 m/s
E) 9.78 m/s

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