Find the instantaneous velocity of a pendulum at the instant when its bob is at the height equal to half of its maximum height h=(h_max/2) above the equilibrium point. Assume the max velocity of the bob during each oscillation is v_max= 2m/s.

Wouldn't PE=KE
mgh=1/2mv^2
gh=1/2v^2
9.8m/s^2(h_max/2)=1/2v^2
This is as far as I got since I couldn't find v.

The maximum speed is at the bottom. Call the potential energy 0 at the bottom.

Ke at bottom = (1/2) m v^2 = .5 m (2)^2 = 2 m
That is also the total energy since PE = 0 at the bottom.
NOW
when we go halfway up, the PE change is half the change to the top.
HOWEVER
the KE at the top is 0 since it stops to come back.
THEREFORE
we have half the total energy as PE and half as KE when we are halfway up
so
(1/2) m v^2 = (1/2)(2m)
.5 v^2 = 1
v^2 = 2
v = sqrt 2 = 1.41 m/s