he swing point was the same on the right and left side. After the pendulum picked upmomentum it would reach about 3-4 inches higher in the tested values. The shorter height ofrelease point did indeed induce a lower height in amplitude.The potential energy can never exceed the amount of energy. Therefore, there is a maximumelevation that the pendulum can reach as demonstrated in the trials. From the height of releasepoint at 18 inches, it reached a maximum of 3.5 inches.The length of the string ultimatelydetermined the maximum elevation point because of the potential energy that depends on thedistance of the string. With a greater length of string, the potential/kinetic energy both increaseand the speed at the bottom is greater