A spring-loaded Nerf gun can shoot a foam bullet 9.6 m straight up into the air when the spring is fully compressed. Another bullet is shot, but this time the spring was only half-compressed when the trigger was pulled. How high up would the second bullet go, in metres?

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A spring-loaded Nerf gun can shoot a foam bullet 9.6 m straight up into the air when
the spring is fully compressed. Another bullet is shot, but this time the spring was
only half-compressed when the trigger was pulled. How high up would the second
bullet go, in metres?
Transcribed Image Text:A spring-loaded Nerf gun can shoot a foam bullet 9.6 m straight up into the air when the spring is fully compressed. Another bullet is shot, but this time the spring was only half-compressed when the trigger was pulled. How high up would the second bullet go, in metres?
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