• A 1 kg apple sits on a springy rubber sheet. It is noted that the sheet is pushed 3 cm downward by the apple.
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• a) Find the spring constant of the rubber sheet. 
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• b) With what additional force must you push to push the apple and sheet downward by another 3 cm? 
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• c) Using your knowledge of kinetic and potential energy and the law of the Conservation of Energy to predict what will happen when you remove the force holding the apple.

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