Answer choices are A,B,C,D.
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The speed will be the same around point C, since it's on the same height as the tossing point. Since there is a conservation of energy, the gravitational potential energy at any point is \[E _{gravitational} = mgh\] where h is the height of the ball. At both points h is the same and so the gravitational potential energy is the same. The total energy equals \[E _{total} = E _{gravitational} + E _{kinetic}\] and so when the gravitational potential energy is the same. the kinetic energy is ought to be the same as well. The equation for the kinetic energy is \[E = \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }mv ^{2}\] and we know the mass of the ball remains constant. So, if the kinetic energy is the same, the speed is the same as well.
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