A Spring-Loaded Dart Gun Is Used to Shoot a Dart

Multiple Choice

A spring-loaded dart gun is used to shoot a dart straight up into the air, and the dart reaches a maximum height of 24 meters. The same dart is shot up a second time from the same gun, but this
Time the spring is compressed only half as far (compared to the first shot) . How far up does the
Dart go this time (neglect all friction and assume the spring is ideal) ?

A) 12 m
B) 6.0 m
C) 48 m
D) 3.0 m