A dart is loaded into a spring-loaded toy dart gun by pushing the spring in by a distance d. For the next loading, the spring is compressed a distance d/2. How much faster does the second dart leave the gun compared with the first?

1.two times as fast
2.the same
3.half as fast
4.one fourth as fast


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What will be an ideal response?

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