In Figure 3.23, a spring-loaded cannon on a wheeled car fires a metal ball vertically. The car

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In Figure 3.23, a spring-loaded “cannon” on a wheeled car fires a metal ball vertically. The car is given a push and set in motion horizontally with constant velocity. A pin is pulled with a string to launch the ball, which travels upward and then falls back into the moving cannon every time. Why does the ball always fall back into the cannon? Explain. image text in transcribed