A cart is pushed on a track that carries a spring launcher. A ball is launched from the spring launcher once the cart passes a certain point on the track and reaches some maximum height. If the cartvis pushed a second time, this time pushed harder than the first, will the maximum height of the ball:   a. stay the same b. decrease c. not enough information to determine

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A cart is pushed on a track that carries a spring launcher. A ball is launched from the spring launcher once the cart passes a certain point on the track and reaches some maximum height. If the cartvis pushed a second time, this time pushed harder than the first, will the maximum height of the ball:

 

a. stay the same

b. decrease

c. not enough information to determine

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