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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Hard problem

A pendulum obeys x′=y,  y′=−16sin⁡xx' = y,\; y' = -16\sin x (xx the angle from the bottom, yy the angular velocity). It is released from rest at x=π3x = \dfrac{\pi}{3}. Using the conserved energy E=y22−16cos⁡xE = \dfrac{y^2}{2} - 16\cos x, find its angular speed ∣y∣|y| as it swings through the bottom (x=0x=0).